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#16 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1991–1994
- Latest incident
- Feb 1994
Reportable incidents
19 on file1994 · 2 incidents
EE WENT TO CUT PUMPT & BELT ON AND STARTED BACK OVER TO BOARD THE MANTRIP WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROUGH BOTTOM AND HIS KNEE TWISTED.
1993 · 7 incidents
EE WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN.
EE WAS GREASING KNUCKLE JOINT ON CONT MINER AND LIO FELL ON RIGHT ARM AT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING LOOSE COAL AND ROCK OFF CONT. MINER WHEN HE TURNED AROUND HE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS RIDING IN SCOOP DIPPER WHEN OPR. RAISED THE DIPPER UP, THE INJURED PLACED HIS HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF AND HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN JACK AND JACK STOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING SCOOP WHEN BRAKE HEAD BLOWED. OPERATOR TURNED SCOOP TOWARD RIB AND WHEN SCOOP HIT RIB INJURED WAS THROWN AGAINST SCOOP DIPPER AND BRUISING BACK MUSCLE.
ROOF FALL IN #2 HDG APPROX. 30' LONG 18' WIDE TAMPERING OFF TO APPROX. 12' WIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BUCKETS OF PLASTER FROM SCOOP BUCKET HE TURNED & FELT PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK.
1992 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING RIPPER JACK ON CONT MINER WHEN JACK SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER & CUT IT
MEN WERE PLACING A RIPPER JACK WHEN WENT TO SET IT IN PLACE IT CAUGHT EMPL LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS USING A LONG HANDLE RACHET PUSHING ON IT WITH HIS FOOT WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOST & HIS FOOT HIT A CRIB BLOCK
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE DROPPED THE STRUCTURE ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE WHEN SCOOP DROPPED DOWN IN HOLE ONHAULWAY & BOUNCED INJURED IN BUCKET
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HIS FOOT WENT UNDER BUCKET AND THE OPERATOR PUT PRESSURE DOWN OF BUCKET CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
1991 · 3 incidents
WAS MOVING FEEDER FROM TAILPIECE WITH SCOOP AND PULLING WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND THE END OF FEEDER THAT INJURED WAS ON WENT AGAIN THE TOP INJURING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS PUTTING CABLE REEL CHAIN BACK ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE HAD RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN REEL AND CHAIN WHEN THE REEL TURNED CATCHING FINGER.
INJ HAMMERING ON BATTERY TRAY WITH 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AFTER HITTING TRAY STRIKING ON LEFT LEG.