Operator was bolting top, went to let drill head down and worked wrong lever, swung canopy into left hand, pinching hand between drill steel and canopy.
BeehiveCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2001–2011
- Latest incident
- Oct 2011
Reportable incidents
11 on file2011 · 2 incidents
Slips in rock strata caused roof fall in return. Roof deterioration over time making the length of the roof support inadequate. Fall was located in #8 entry at survey station 891 on 1st right main panel.
2010 · 1 incident
Unintentional roof fall in No. 4 entry on No. 2 belt (secondary escape way) at survey station No. 463. Sides of fall were slick sided and appeared to be horseback in roof. The mine was in a non-producing status and under going a re-opening inspection at time of fall.
2009 · 3 incidents
The continuous miner on the 002 section was cutting the 2 left crosscut into the #1 heading 120 ft inby SS 863 when it cut into old works. A hole app 2 ft x 4 ft intersected into the old works. No low O2, Methane or water was encountered during the hole through. Personnel was removed from the mines with no injuries.
Roof fall occurred in an area where evidence of a low-angled slicker sided condition was present in the mine roof within a transition area evident both inby and outby affected area.
While loading roof bolt supplies into scoop, the scoop operator dropped scoop bucket on employee's right foot.
2008 · 1 incident
Co-worker was driving pin out of matt chain while worker was holding pin. Hammer glanced off pin striking worker in mouth.
2006 · 1 incident
The miner operator while operating a continuous miner was traped between the rib and continuous miner resulting in a bruised lung.
2001 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING SCRAPER ON NO 2 BELT DRIVE WHEN A SPLICE ON NO 1 BELT CAUGHT HIS LIGHT CORD PULLING HIM AGAINST BELT WHEN A BELT SPLICE RUBBED LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST CAUSING A 5"" LACERAT ION AND 1"" DEEP ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST.
EE WAS CHANGING MINER BITS ON MINER HEAD WHEN ANOTHER PERSON STRUCK ANOTHER BIT INJ EE WAS TURNED AROUND TOWARD HIM WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO CHIP OFF, HITTING INJ EE IN THE LE FT EYE CUTTING THE EYEBALL & EYE LID
EMPLOYEE WAS WEKDING BITT LUGGS ON MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER. THE ROCK WAS 2 FT BY 2 FT BY 1 INCH THICK. HE DECLINED THE AMBULANCE. HE SAID DOC TOLD HIM HE HAD A LIGHT NECK SPRAIN OR CERVICAL SPRAIN.