INJURED WAS WELDING ON MINER WHEN A SPARK GOT BEHIND HIS WELDING SHIELD AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
No 6Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- May 2001
Reportable incidents
13 on file2001 · 4 incidents
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL, INJURED WAS TAKING DRILL STEEL OUT OF DRILLED HOLE WHEN A SLIVEROF METAL FROM THE DRILL STEEL PUNCTURED THE PALMOF HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK APPROX 1 1/2 FT WIDE X 3 1/2 FT LONG X 3 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS BACK.
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL, INJURED CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEL AND MINE ROOF.
2000 · 9 incidents
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN A ROCK 1 FT WIDE 2 FT LONG 6 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED BRUISED RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR WHILE OPERATING THE BOLTING MACHINE.
INJURED WAS MOVING AN OXYGEN TANK WHEN TANK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN TANK & PERSONNEL CARRIER AND ALSO TWISTED LOWER BACK.
ROOF FALL APPROX: 18'WIDE X 130'LONG X UNKNOWN HEIGHT IN NO.1 ENTRY, 40' INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 457.
ROOF FALL APPROX. 20 FT WIDE X 60 FT LONG X UNKNOWN HEIGHT IN NO. 5 ENTRY- 130 FT INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 599.
ROOF FALL APPROX. 20' WIDE X 20' LONG X 10' HIGH IN NO.4 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION NO. 598.
ROOF FALL APPROX 20 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 5 FT THICK IN NO. 2 ENTRY. 85 FT IN BY SURVEY STATION NO. 587.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK 14 INCHES LONG X 6 INCHES WIDE X 2 1/2 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT.
THE MINER CUTTER BITS CAUGHT A VENTILATION CURTAIN AND THREW SOME MATERIAL OFF THE CURTAIN AND STRUCK INJURED IN RIGHT EYE.