Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS. HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF. HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE DRILL STEEL, TWISTING HIS HAND AND FINGERS AROUND THE STEEL.
Rosebud No 2Coal
Rosebud Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Parker, Armstrong County, PA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608410
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- May 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2000 · 3 incidents
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE MAN INJURED HIS LOWER BACK ON 4-3-00, REMOVING THE TAIL FROM A JOY MINER. THE MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS ON 5-1-2000 WHEN HE HAD MUSCLE SPASMS OF HIS LOWER BACK.
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
MAN WAS USING A PRY BAR TO HELP REMOVE THE TAIL FROM THE MINOR. WHILE LIFTING ON THE PRY BAR THE MAN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.