TIGHTENING A MOUNTING BOLT ON A SHUTTLE CAR MOTOR, WHEN AN ADAPTER BROKE, CAUGHT FINGR BETWEEN RATCHET AND FLOOR AFTER SLIPPING.
Pocahontas Central Shop Coal
MSHA record for Pocahontas Central Shop (mine ID 4403221). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Feb 1991
Reportable incidents
11 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 1 incident
HE WAS TAKING OFF FACE PLATE FOR CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN DISC TURNED. CAUGHT RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DISC AND PLATE CAUSING FRACTURE OF LITTLE FINGER.
1989 · 1 incident
TURNING PC OF SHEET METAL ON WORK TABLE. THEY STOOD THE METAL UP ON ONE END AS IT WAS LOWERED IT KICKED OUT AND FELL MASHING HIS L RING FINGER.
1988 · 1 incident
I NAME WAS HOOKING A CHAIN TO THE REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO REMOVE THE COVER AND FELL OFF THE GRADALL
1987 · 1 incident
I.NAME WAS REPL5CING A BULB IN A MINING CONTROL INC. HEADLIGHT FOR A C/M WHEN HIS CREW DRIVER SLIPPED. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. 3 SUTURES
1986 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A PIN INTO A BIT LUG BLOCK.AS HE SWING AT THE PIN THE HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF THE HANDELS & STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
1985 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO UNLOAD HYDRALIC JACK PARTS FROM A TRUCK AND CAUGHT TWO FINGERS BETWEEN THE INSIDE CYLINDER WALL AND THE PLUNGER OF A JACK.
1984 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A WELDING POSITIONER FROM ONE BAY TO ANOTHER AS I.NAME WAS PUSHING POSITIONER IT SLIPPED CAUSING IT TO KNOCK HIS HARD HAT OFF AND THE PULLEY BLOCK CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC JACK AND A SHARP EDGE ON THE JACK CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE JACK
TOOL BOX LID FELL ON EMPLOYEE LEFT THUMB, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 14 SUTURES.
1983 · 1 incident
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
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