Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE END OF THE AUGER HAD BROKEN OFF ON THE HIGHWALL MINER AND THE EE GOT INTO THE BASE FRAME AND LIFTED THE END OUT. THE END WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 POUNDS.
ConvictCoal
Surface Minerals Company · Surface
Controlled by Metinvest B V
MAXIE, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407061
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2002–2003
- Latest incident
- Aug 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2003 · 3 incidents
Struck by falling object
EE WAS PUTTING A SECTION OF A BELLY BACK ON A DOZER. THE SECTION WAS HANGING FROM A CHAIN. EE WAS LYING UNDER THE DOZER. THE SECTION FELL AND CAUGHT EE'S RIGHT ARM. EE JUMPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT CHEEK BONE ON THE SECTION OF BELLY PAN AND CUT HIS CHEEK.
Struck against stationary object
EE WAS WORKING ON A TORQUE ON A DOZER AND WHEN HE WAS ENTERING THE BELLY PAN AREA HE HIT HIS LT. KNEE ON A METAL BRACKET.
2002 · 1 incident
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE THAT COMES FROM THE POWER CENTER TO THE HIGHWALL MINER. AS HE WAS PULLING HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK. THE GROUND WAS WET AND MUDDY.