CHANGING SUCTION HOSE ON ROOF BOLTER,ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK DOWN LEVER FOR DRILL HEAD,CAUGHT FINGER AND MASHED IT.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 26
- Years on record
- 1986–1990
- Latest incident
- Sep 1990
Reportable incidents
26 on file1990 · 7 incidents
RF FALL OCC IN INTERSECTION AT SURVEY STATION 995 IN NO 5 ENTRY ON THE 001 0 SECTION 20' W 20'L 5 1/2'THICK
APPROX. 1400 FT OUTBY THE WORKING FACE OF THE 001-0 SECTION A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 6 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 60' OUTBY SURVEY STATION 695. THE FALL RANGED FROM 1' TO 4' THICK AND 20 X 20' IN INTERSECTION. THIS ENTRY WAS USED AS A NEUTRAL ENTRY.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001-0 SECTION IN THE NO. 3 LAST OPEN CROSSCUT. THE FALL RANGED FROM 1" TO 48" THICK, LENGTH 20', WIDTH EXTENDED INTO THE LEFT CROSS A TOTAL OF ABOUT 30' AT THE NO. 970 SURVEY STATION.
I NAME CAME TO MY OFFICE ON THIS DATE 08-09-90 & TOLD ME THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON THE 07-24-90 WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON A MINER CABLE I NAME CONTINUED WORK WITHOUT ANY LOSS TIME UNTIL 08-07-90 HE HAD PAIN ON THE 08-07-90 & WENT TO SEE DR & IS UNDER HIS CARE AT THIS TIME
ROOF ROCK FELL BETWEEN TWO MUD SEAMS BEGINNING 10 FEET INBY PORTAL OF NO. 4 ENTRY AND EXTENDING INBY ABOUT 4 FEET THE ROCK RANGED FROM 2 FEET TO 4 FEET THICK.
ADVERSE ROOF IN THIS INTERSECTION.
1989 · 6 incidents
WHILE TRAVELING TO 001-0 SECTION EMPL RAN OVER PIECE OF ROCK IN ROADWAY & THIS RAISED SCOOP UP & CAUSED HIM TO BUMP HEAD ON ROOF CAUSING SMALL KNOT ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.
ROOF FALL OCCURED APPROX 60' INBY SURVEY STATION 779 IN NO 7 ENTRY APPROX 700' OUTBY WORKING FACE OF 001+0 SECTION. FALL WAS ABOUT 20' LONG BY 20" WIDE FROM 1" TO 48" THICK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 60 FEET OUTBY SURVEY STATION 783 IN THE BELT ENTRY ON THE 001-0 SECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' X 20' LONG RANGED FORM 1" TO 48" THICK. THIS FALL WAS APPROX. 600 FEET OU TBY THE WORKING FACE OF THE 001-0 SECTION.
SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL TRAVELED OVER A PIECE OF ROCK RAISING THE SHUTTLE CAR AND THE OPERATOR THUS CAUSING THE OPERATORS HEAD TO HIT THE ROOF CAUSING A NECK INJURY.
THE ROOF BOLTER HELPER WASMOVING THE ROOF BOLTER WHILE HIS LEFT FOOT WAS OUTSIDE THE DECK.HIS FOOT WAS UNDER THE DECK AND WAS CAUGHT AND BRUISED THE MUSCLES IN IT.
EMPL WAS WALKING AND LOOKED BACK THE TOE OF ONE FOOT CAUGHT BEHIND HEEL OF THE OTHER FOOT CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND FALL THE FALL CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE R FOREARM OF THE EMPL
1988 · 7 incidents
I.NAME WAS KEEPING HIGH LINE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SCOOP THE POWER CENTER WAS IN THE SCOOP BUCKET THE POWER CENTER SLID ACROSS HIS FOOT CUTTING IT
HE WAS PUTTING A TRAM CHAIN ON THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING HIM. THE ROCK HIT HIM ON THE NECK AGGRAVATING A PREVIOUS INJURY.
I.NAME WAS HELPING ON A BOLT MACHINE BENDING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE STRAINED HIMSELF HERNIA IN GROIN AREA
ROOF FALL #4AC 2 CROSS-CUTS INBY SPAD SO 600 LENGTH OF FALL 22 FT DEPTH OF FALL 0-6 FT WIDTH OF FALL 20 FT HORSE BACK
I.NAME WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE HITTING HIS KNEE ON A ROCK.
THE DRILL CABLE I.NAME WAS MOVING HAD A CUT PLACE IN IT THUS CAUSING HIM TO GET SHOCKED
HE WAS HANGING THE DRILL CABLE WHEN HE TOUCHED A BARE SPOT IN THE CABLE THUS CAUSING HIM TO BE SHOCKED.
1987 · 3 incidents
ROOF FALL 50X2035 #7 AC 20 FT FROM SPAD 427 INBY
I.NAME PULLING 2N MINER CABLE TRYING TO GET ENOUGH SLACK IN CABLE TO HANG IT WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.POSSIBLE SLIPPED DISC.
I NAME WAS INST5LLING A ROOF BOLT AND WHEN HE STARTED TO BEND THE BOLT THE BOLT MOVED AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL INTO THE WRENCH HE WAS USING.
1986 · 3 incidents
INSTALLING RESI3BOLTS DRILLED A HOLE WITH DRILL STEEL STEEL WAS HUNG PUT HEAD OA BASE OF STEEL TO PULL DOWN ON STEEL AND TO ROTATE HEAD DOWN BY OPERATOR UNIT UP LEFT INSTEAD OF THE DOWN LEVER CAUSING HEAD TO3CATCH HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND ROOF
ROCK FALL OCCUR9ED IN MT. FAULT ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE FALL IS APP. 6' THICK 12' LONG & 12' WIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CHANGE JACK ON DRILL AND WAS ALIGNING PIN IN HOLE WHEN JACK SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEES FINGER