EE WAS CHANGING BITS OR CONT MINER AND THE BIT HOLDING SNAP RING BROKE STRIKING HIS RT EYE.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Reportable incidents
10 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A HEAVY PIECE OF MATERIAL WHEN HE CAUGTHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT & A PIECE OF WOOD
WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER WITH FEET HANGING OUTSIDE OF DECK. CONTINUOUS MINER WITH FEET HANGING OUTSIDE OF DECK. CONTINUOUS MINER CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE MINER FRAME AND A ROCK, CAU SING A BRUISED FOOT.
MINER OPERATOR REACHED TO MOVE CABLE AWAY FROM CONTINOUS MINER AND THE CABLE CAUGHT ON SHUTTLE CAR AS THE CAR WAS BACKING AWAY. THE CABLE CAUGHT THE MINER OPERATORS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE FRAM E OF THE CONTINOUS MINER, BRUISNG THE OPERTORS HAND.
CONTINUOUS MINER CUT INTO OLD WORKS THAT WASN'T PROJECTED ON MINE MAP, NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO MEN OR EQUIPMENT. SECTION WAS MOVED TO NEW LOCATION.
1989 · 2 incidents
A MUD SEAM APPROXIMATELY 7-FOOT ABOVE TH COAL SEAM CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 17 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET IN LENGTH. NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS COMPLETING A CUT WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL DIAOGDALY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE RIDING ALONG THE RIB & BOLTS OUTBY THE ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS & STRIKING TH 4E MINER OPERATOR ON THE NECK & BACK
1988 · 3 incidents
A WRENCH USED FOR TIGHTENING BOLTS SLIPPED FRO THE BOLT HEAD AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR ON THE FOREARM. THE IMPACT BROKE A BONE IN THE FOREARM.
WHILE TURNING A RT BREAK IN THE #3 BELT ENTRY THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE 14-1 JOY MINER SLIPPED OUT OF THE BOOM STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE LEFT SHOULDER THE INJURED MAN WAS T AKEN TO A LOCAL CLINIC X-RAYS WERE TAKEN DIAGNOSIS BRUISED SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING CLOSE TO HIGHWALL ATTEMPTING TO MOVE BEAM AND THE GROUND GAVE WAY UNDER HIM. HE THEN CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE WAS SUPPORTING HIS BODY IWTH HIS LEFT HAND THER EFORE PULLING CARTILAGE ON LEFT SIDE.