ROOF FALL HORSEBACK FELL FROM #1 THRU TO #2 VICTIM CRUSHED UNDER FALL.
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- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 42
- Years on record
- 1983–1993
- Latest incident
- Jan 1993
Fatalities at this mine
3 recordedROOF FALL HORSEBACK FELL FROM #1 THRU TO #2 VICTIM CRUSHED UNDER FALL.
MAKING FINAL CUT ON PILLAR RECOVERY OF 40\ STUMPS WHEN TOP FAILED GIVING NO WARNING.
Reportable incidents
39 on file (excluding fatalities above)1993 · 2 incidents
1992 · 2 incidents
OPERATING TRACTOR & TRAILOR HAULING COAL FROM SECTION TO DUMPING POINT
EE PLASTERING BRATTICES CARRING 5 GALLON OF BLOCK BOND THRU BRATTICE DOOR TO PLASTER A BRATTICE.
1991 · 2 incidents
BRAKER KICKED ON BELT FEEDER. HE RESET IT & PUT IT BACK IN. THEIR WAS ELECTRICAL FLASH FROM RECEIPTAL. A GROUND WIRE HAD CAME LOOSE & GOT INTO ONE OF THE FACE WIRES CAUSING ELECTRICAL FLASH.
ON EE WORK-CLEANING UP #2 CUT ON FRONT WING OR #10 CUT ON ROBBING PLAN. THER WAS RULE IN TOP VISABLE & 3X8X26" BOARD BOLTED TO TOP. FOR PAST CURTAIN USE LOADER MAN BACKED UP TO RESET LOADER IN CUT. HAD LUMP OF COAL ON TOP OF THE LOADER & WHILE TRAMMING BACK INTO CUT THE LUMP COAL CAUGHT 3 BY & ATARED ROLE DOWN. STRIKING LOADER MAN.
1989 · 1 incident
JACKS WERE SET, PINNER OPERATOR WAS PINNING WHEN THE STARTER BOREING STARTED WHEN A POT IN THE ROOF GAVE WAY HITTING THE OPERATOR OF THE MACHINE.
1988 · 3 incidents
I NAME WAS SITTING IN 3 ENTRY OUTBY THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT WHICH WAS TURN BETWEEN 2&3 ENTRY WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BLASTED THE PLACE HAD BEEN DRILLED TO EXTREMEM LEFT HAND CORNER AP PROX 2 FT OF 3 ENTRY WHEN THE SHOTS WERE FIRED THE SHOTS BLEW THREW CAUSING THE INJURY THE INJURED APPROX. 78 FT FROM THE PLACE.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 BELT ENTRY APPROX 100 FT FROM PORTAL
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO 2 ENTRY APPRFOX.500FT.FROM THE FACE AREA
1987 · 1 incident
ROOF FALL THREE3BREAK IN FRONT OF STATION #8 IN THE #3 ENTRY BELT LINE.
1986 · 7 incidents
ROOF FALL 002 S9CTION 30'FROM FACE 80'LONG 8'THICK 19' .
HURT HIS BACK 8HOVELING NO 3 TAIL BLOCK
ROCK FALL 002 S9CTION 280 FEET OUTBY FACE OF #6 ENTRY, 19 FEET WIDE, 80 FEET LONG, 10 FEET THICK.
ROCK FALL 2ND L9FT PANEL #3 ENTRY OUTBY 20 FEET WIDE, 60 FEET LONG, 10 FEET THICK.
HURT HIS BACK C9AWLING THROUGH A MAN DOOR WITH A BAG OF ROCK DUST.
ROOF FALL ON 002 SECTION IN LAST OPEN X-CUT BETWEEN ENTRY #3 & #4 35' LONG 8' THICK 18' WIDE.
HAD A ROOF FALL3IN #4 INTAKE 19 FT WIDE 10 FT THICK 80 FT LONG 5,500 FT FROM PORTAL 4,800 FT FROM FACE
1985 · 5 incidents
A PIECE OF ROCK3SLID OFF A RIB AND HIT HIM ON THE RT HAND
THE VICTIM WAS TIGHTEN A HOSE ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER MOTOR AND THE SAFETY HOOK BROKE AND THE MOTOR FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM.HE WAS PUTTING THE GEAR CASES ON THE MOTOR BEFORE HE TOOK IT UNDER GRO OUND.
BAD TOP HAD A ROCK FALL ON 004 SECTION BELT 500 FT FROM FACE
MAN PULLED OUT OF A CROSS CUT TO LOAD AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF HALF HEADERS LAYING ON THE CORNER AND HE REACHED OUT TO PICK THEM UP AND WHEN HE MASHED THE POINT PEDAL THE TRACTOR WENT FROM FI RST POINT TO THIRD POINT THE TRACTOR AND THE CAR WERE TURNING THE CORNER AND HE CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND THE CAR HE SAID PANICKED AND SOMEHOW MASHED IT AGAINE THE TRACTOR WAS
HURT LEFT KNEE HANGING MINER CABLE
1984 · 4 incidents
CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WHILE SPLICING BELT ON 002 SECTION.
MAN WAS PUTTING A BATTERY BACK ON A TRACTOR. THE OTHER MAN WAS HELPING HIM USING A SCOOP HE GOT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BATTERY CASE AND THE SCOOP BUCKET THE SCOOP JUMPED OUT OF LOW TRAM INTO HIG H RATE IT CRUSHED HIS THUMB ON RIGHT HAND
PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RTS JACKS AND LE... LEFT FOOT.
CHECKING BELT AND GOT ON BELT, THE BELT WAS TURN ON ABOUT THE TIME HE WAS CROSSING IT AND HE FELL OFF IT, HURT RIGHT ARM
1983 · 12 incidents
VICTIM WAS PUT IN A STARAIN. HE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS BACK THAT SHIFT BUT SAID HE DIDNOT THINK HE WAS HURT BAD ENOUGH TO GO TO THE DR.
HE WAS SHOVELING COAL AT THE T AIL BLOCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK
PIECE OF PINNER STEEL BROKE AND CUT FINGER OFF.LEFT HAND.
IT FELL OUT IN A INTERSECTION WEHAD IT ROOF BOLT ED WITH LONG PINS AND HAD CROSS-CUTS CRIBED
BAD TOP
HE WAS CLEANING STAMLER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
HE WAS GETTING A ROCK OFF HIS SHUTTLE CAR AND IT HIT HIS FOOT.
HURT HIS BCK LIFTING A BOX OF BITS
STRINED BACK WHILE CHANGING OUT ROLLER ON HEATER OUTSIDE HE FINISHED WORKING SHIFT AND FOLLOWING WEEK LAST SHIFT WORKED 080583
HE IS ELECTRICIAN ON 004 SECTION AND WAS MOVING TOOL BOX AND STRAINED BACK
PULLING LAST CUT ON ROBBING A STUMP WHEN TOP FELL IN GIVING NO WARNING.
MAKING FIRST PUSH ON ROBBING 40FT STUMP WHEN ROLL FELL OUT GIVING NO WARNING STAYED IN HOSPITAL 3 NIGHTS RELEASED TO GO HOME