Mining Incidents

T.J.S. No. 4Coal

T.J.S. Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Thomas J Smith
Elderton, Armstrong County, PA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608694
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Oct 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

32 on file

2003 · 9 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 1""X 1'X 1'DISLODGED FROM ROOF STRIKING EE ON HIS RT.KNEE. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 10/24/03 AT WHICH TIME EE STARTED MISSING WORK.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK CAUSING HIS LOWER BACK TO BE JARRED. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER ON 8/21/03 HE STARTED RECEIVING THERAPY THUS M AKING THIS REPORT NOW A MEDICAL. WAS ALSO PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

No Value Found

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER/MBC OPERATOR IN LOW COAL, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN/SWELLING IN BOTH KNEES. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 8/8/03 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSI NG WORK. DIAGNOSIS: PREPATELLAR BURSITIS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BOLTER SUPPIES ONTO THE BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHIILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER/MBC OPERATOR IN LOW COAL - EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. REPORTED 7/7/03.

Rubbed or abraded

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR IN LOW COAL, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE AREA. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 6/11/03 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK FROM THIS OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING PERSONNEL CARRIER ALONG WITH FELLOW CREW MEMBERS. THE OPERATOR HAD JUST COMPLETED TESTING THE BRAKES AND WAS STARTING DOWN INTO THE PIT WHEN THE REAR END OF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER WENT OUT THUS LOSING BRAKING CAPABILITY.EE ALONG WITH CO-WORKERS JUMPED OFF WITH EE LANDING ON WRIST.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC, MECHANIC WAS STRIKING WRENCH WITH SLEDGE HAMMER IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN BOLTS WHEN THE SLEDGE HAMMER GLANCED OFF WRENCH STRIKING THE EE ABOVE LEFT EYE.

No Value Found

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A MECHANIC EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.

2002 · 6 incidents

Rubbed or abraded

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A SCOOP OPERATOR IN LOW CAOL-EE EXPERIENCED PAIN/SWELLING IN LEFT KNEE AREA.

Struck by falling object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK DUSTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED FROM ROOF LACERATING SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. EE RECEIVED SUTURES AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY THUS MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING TRAVELWAY WITH SCOOP WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS LAYING ONT HE TRAVELWAY THUS CAUSING THE EE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF LINE. JAMMING NECK. EE STARTING RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY ON

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING LOW BELT STRUCTURE DURING A BELT-UP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6/24/02. MINES IDLE FROM 6/28/02 TO 7/7/02.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER MBC,(OPERATOR IN LOW COAL)- EE EXPERIENCED PAIN/SWELLING IN RT. KNEE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL APRIL 11, 2002 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PREPATELLAR BURITIS AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED FAN OUTAGE OCCURRED AT OUR TJS#4 MINE. FAN OUTAGE WAS DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE FROM THE UTILITY POWER SOURCE R.E.A. MINE WAS IDLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL OF MINE FOREMAN/SUP T, HE RE-STARTED THE FAN, WAITED FOR NORMAL WATER GUAGE AND CONDUCTED A SPECIAL EXAMINATION. POWER CAME BACK ON 6:07 AM OF SAME DAY.

2001 · 8 incidents

Struck against stationary object

WHILE EE WAS RE-POSITIONING ROOF BOLTER-HE STRUCK A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS LAYING ALONG THE BOTTOM WITH HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY EFFECTIVE 10-30-01.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A SCOOP OPERATOR EE EXPERIENCED PAIN/SWELLING OF RIGHT KNEE.

Rubbed or abraded

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER / MBC OPERATOR EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN / SWELLING IN LEFT KNEE AREA.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS PEROFRMIHNG HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER/MBC OPERATOR-HE EXPERIENCED PAIN/SWELLING IN RIGHT KNEE AREA. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 9-14-01 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WO RK, NOW MAKING THIS REPORTABLE.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP ROADWAYWITH SCOOP WHEN HE INADVERTANTLY CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF COROLON PIPE, WHEN THE PIPE SPRUNG FREE IT CAUGHT A PIECE OF ROCK FROM BUCKET STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BRIDGE OF NOSE THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL JUNE 18 2001 AT WHICH TIME SURGERY WAS DONE SPUR REMOVED AND TEAR IN SHOULDER REPAIRED.

Struck by falling object

WHILE ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY3' DIAMETER 6"" THICK FELL OUT OF ROOF STRIKING EE ON LEFT KNEE. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 4/4/01 WHEN THIS ACCIDENT NOW BECAME A LOST TIME ACCI DENT.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING THE #2 MBC. AS HE WAS TRAMMING INBY IN THE #3 ENTRY, A PIECE OF ROCK(APPROX. 18"" X 18"" X 8"" THICK) DISLODGED FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE OUTSIDE PART OF EMPLOYEE'S LE FT FOOT.

2000 · 9 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BOLTER CABLE OFF ROADWAY GOING DOWN TO THE PIT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT LOWER QUADRANT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK DUE TO THE INJURY, HOWEVER, HE DID SEEK MEDI CAL ATTENTION AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY EFFECTIVE 9-19-00.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A MECHANIC IN LOW COAL (APPROX. 36"") HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. HE WENT TO PANEL PHYSICIAN AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD INSERTED ROOF BOLT IN HOLE AND HAD PLACED WRENCH ONTO BOLT AND INVERTENTLY ENGAGED THE ROTATION LEVER INSTEAD OF THE THRUST LEVER. WHEN DOING SO HIS GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH & HEAD OF BOLT.

Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTER WAS BEING MOVED, A PIECE OF ROCK (APPROX. 4' X 2' X 0-6"") FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD AREA.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A MECHANIC IN LOW COAL, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT AND CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 5-25-00 AT WHICH TI ME THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS TRAVELING ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE STRUCK A BUMP JARRING BACK(BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES). THIS REPORT BECAME A MEDICAL ON 4-7-00 AS HE SAW A CHIRPORACTOR.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL0YEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA. WAS DIAGNOSED ON 2-28-00 OF SUSTAINING A HERNIA.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING WATER LINE OVER SHOULDER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. EE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK, HOWEVER HE DID SEEL MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 2/14/00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY THAT DAY - THEREFORE MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN KNEE WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER/BRIDGE OPERATOR.EE WAS PUT IN RESTIRCTED DUTY STARTING 2/1/00.