EE WAS LIFTING A HAULER TIRE ONTO A FLATCAR WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR. A LIFT OF ABOUT 3'. HAULER TIRE WAS LAYING AT THE END OF THE TRACK INSIDE OF MINE.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 57
- Years on record
- 1987–1995
- Latest incident
- Sep 1995
Reportable incidents
57 on file1995 · 4 incidents
ROCK FALL #7 ENTRY FACES
#5 HAD A FIVE BREAKS OUT BY FACE FALL 5FT HIGH 25FT LONG 20FT WIDE
HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MINE FLOOR
1994 · 8 incidents
EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY AND PULLED HIS BACK.
EE WAS PULLING CABLE OUT OF ROAD AND BACKED INTO ROCK IN THE COAL THAT WAS HANGING OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RAIL AND PLACING ON FLAT CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RIB, WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ROOF ABOVE.
PIECE OF ROCK WENT BACK ON BOOM INTO CAR AND SLIPPED OFF ON OPERATORS SIDE HITTING EE'S FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING HIS TOOLS AND FELL WITH HIS TOOL BOX IN HIS HANDS AND HIT A CRIB BLOCK WITH HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS CHECKING TAILPIECE IN 3 ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS KNEE ON A BOLT STICKING OUT ON A JACK STAND.
ROCK STUCK IN REEL ON BOLTER HAD CABLE FOULED & HE WAS TRYING TO PULL CABLE OFF OF REEL
1993 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLT WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN BOLTS & CAUGHT EMPLOYEE ON HIS RT SIDE ABOVE LOWER BACK & ANKLE & FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CURTAIN THAT WAS ENTANGLED IN THE MINER CABLE.
WHILE BOLTING TOP OPERATOR WAS BRINING STEEL OUT OF TOP REACHED TO GET STEEL AND STEEL BROKE. Y
THE DATE AND TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN IT WAS REPORTED TO AN ELECTRICIAN AND IT WAS OVER HEAD BY A SECURITY GUARD WHO REPORTED IT ON 2-10-93 THEN INJURED EE TOLD ME THAT HE TURNED AND PU T A BOX OF LIFT RESIN ON HIS BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE GOT AND PUT A BOX OF LIFT RESIN ON HIS BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE GOT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND THAT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 1 TO 1/2 W
EE WAS LIFTING A SPEED REDUCER THAT GOES ON THE SCOOP AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
1992 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TAIL ROLLER UP WHEN IT FELL AND HIT HIS HAND.
OPERATING MINER BY REMOTE CONTROL AND EMPLOYE EWAS SITTING AGINST RIB WHEN A PIECE OF RIB COAL FELL OFF AND HIT HIM.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP MINER CABLE
EE INFORMED ME THAT HIS BACK HAS BEEN HURTING FROM THE TIME THAT HE WAS HELPING PUT UP 4 FT BENDABLE RESIN BOLTS AND THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK BENDING THOSE BOLTS.
1991 · 14 incidents
HE WAS REANCHORING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AS HE WAS BENT OVER A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPINGT LIFT A RIPPER JACK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES FROM ONE BOLT TO ANOTHER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT KNEE
EE WAS SITTING ON LEFT RIB WATCHING MINER AND JUMPED TO GET OUT OF WAY OF CAR AND PULLED LEG SOMETHING FELT LIKE A BEE STING IN LEFT KNEE.
PLASTERING IN EYE
GETTING ROCK OFF MINER & IN DOING SO HE STRAINED BACK.
EMPL WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF WAY OF EQUIPMENT & AS HE DROPPED CABLE PAIN OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING BETWEEN THE SECTION MANTRIP AND THE RIB WHEN A BROW AND RIB FELL OFF AND KNOCKING HIM INTO THE MANTRIP. THE ROLL MEASURED 3 1/2 FT LONG 40 INCHS HIGH AND 18" INCHES THICK TA PERING TO 0 INCHES ON EACH END.
WAS PUSHING A UNIHAULER WHEEL ONTO A MINE FLAT RAIL CAR-DTRAINED BACK WHILE PUSHING ON THE WHEEL.
LIFTING UNA HAULER TIRE
PULLING ON MINER CABLE STARTED HURTING
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE JUMPED THE INJURED MAN GETTING HIM DOWN ON HIS BACK & SIDE & IN TRYING TO GET PUT FROM UNDER THE OTHER EMPLOYEE THE INJUR Y OCCURED
LOOSE PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND WHILE HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE.
GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WITH AN ELECTRIC GRINDER.
1990 · 3 incidents
I.NAME IN L0W COAL AND TURNED TO CHANGE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL TWISTED KNEE.
EE WAS SITTING ON BELT MAKING A SPLICE WHEN THE BELT PULLED FROM THE CLAMPS HOLDING THE BELT THEREFORC CAUSING A SLINGSHOT REACTION FROM THE BELT TAKING THE EE UNDER AND OVER THE BELT ROLLERS.
AFTER INFORMED OF LAY OFF, SAID HIT HEAD ON MINE TOP WHILE OPER SHUTTLE CAR STOVED SELF
1989 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS MOVING A MINE CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE WHILE WORKING
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT OF MINE WHEN HE STUCK HIS FOOT OUT OVER THE BELT LINE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DRIVING HIS SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A CHUG HOLE, JARRING HIM CONSIDERABLY. HE FELT PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS GROIN AREA.
EMPL WAS DRIVING HIS SHUTTLE CAR UNDER THE MINER CABLE WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE MINE ROOF AND HE TRIED TO GOT UNDER PART OF THE CABLE WHICH HAD DROOPED AND CAUGHT HIS NECK IN THE CABLE JERKIN G HIM BACKWARDS OFF HIS MACHINE
EMPL STEPPED ON BELT,SLICK BECAUSE DAMP AND TWISTED LEFT LEG.HAD STRONG PAIN BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY.AFTER SEVERAL MOS PAIN NOT STOPPED,EMPL BEEN ADVISED HAS TORN CARTILAGE IN LEFT KNEE WHICH WILL BE REPAIRED THROUGHT SURGERY.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT TO EMPLOYER BUT WE DONT DOUBT THAT ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
TIMBER FELL ON HAND & BRUISED IT
EMPL WORKING WITH JACK AND IT WAS DROPPED ON LEFT HAND INJURING LEFT RING FINGER.
1988 · 7 incidents
PIECE OF BELT FELL ON HAND, BRUISING IT.
EMP HAD PJLACED R. HAND ON T BAR OF ROOF BOLT MACHINE AT SAME TIME HIS HELPER WA> REMOVING SLAB OF LOSE ROCK OVER MAHCINE ROCK HIT T BAR AND CAUSED IT TO HIT TOP OF MINE WITH EMP HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING INTO LOOSR ROCK WHEN A PICE OF ROCK ABOUT 2" THICK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND.
BOLTING ROOF AND PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO EYE.
PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK.
TRY TO HOOK UP BREAKER, WHEN ENERGIZED CABLE FIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE MANTRIP BYGGY WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY FELL OFF. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE IN THE FALL.
1987 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEES WERE 4OVING SOME STEEL RAILS IN AN OLD ENTRY WHEN ONE ROLLED OFF THE PILE AND LANDED ON VICTIMS HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A CHAIN TO PULL A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE FRACTURING HIS CHEEK BONE
EMP ATEMPTED TO3PULL A LOOSE ROCK WITH A CLAW HAMMER WHEN A PIECE FELL ON HIM