VICTIM OF ACCIDENT WAS PREPARING AREA TO BE SHOT FOR BOOM HOLE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED 30" ROOF BOLTS FROM ROOF WITH NO TEMPORARY SUPPORTS INSTALLED ROOF COLLAPSED CAUSING FATAL CRUSHING INJURY TO CHEST AND ABDOMEN
No 5 Coal
MSHA record for No 5 (mine ID 4603875). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1984–1989
- Latest incident
- Jul 1989
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
16 on file (excluding fatalities above)1989 · 1 incident
WAS PULLING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OUT WITH A SCOOP RUN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD WAY & INJURED MY BACK BY BOUNCING ONTO A BLOCK OF WOOD LAYING IN THE SCOOP DECK
1987 · 1 incident
A DROP OFF IN T2E BOTTOM STEP AND MUD WAS THE REASON FOR THE INJURY.PERSON IN QUESTION SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK. HE SAID THAT THE EXTENT OF FTHE INJURY WAS IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.
1986 · 6 incidents
RUNNING SCOOP O3 SECTION TO RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL BOUNCING SCOOP TO CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED.
OPERATING SCOOP3INSIDE MINE ON #1 ROADWAY.
SCOOP WAS TRAMI8E TO FACE OF #3 WHEN SCOOP LORE ROOF BOLTS AND TOP &BOLTS DROP DOWN HITTING SCOOP OPERATOR.
BUG DUSTER NOSE3BUSTED ON TOP OF CUTTER SHOOTING HOT OIL ACROSS ONTO CUTTER OPERATOR RESULTING IN BURNS TO NECK AND BACK.
TRAMMING CUTTER3ACROSS SECTION GOT A PIECE OF COAL IN HIS EYES
BELT TOOLS WERE3 BEING UNLOADED FROM AN S&S SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE BLADE ????
1985 · 2 incidents
INJURED WAS CHANGING MOTOR ON 3 WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER & INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE PICKING UP MOTOR.
WHILE HAULING COAL WITH SCOOP INJURED HIT RIB OF MINE WITH SAID SCOOP STOPPING SUDDENLY CAUISNG STRAIN ON NECK & SHOULDERS.
1984 · 6 incidents
WHILE SETTING TIMBERS IN FACE OF #2 ENTRY A ROCK FELL ON VICTIMS LEGS AS HE WAS OPERATING SIDE OF T HE MINER.
WHILE PULLING ON BRIDGE COVEYOR WITH CHAIN SAID CHAIN BROKE STRIKING RIGHT HAND. SCOOP USED TO PULL CONVEYOR.
INJURED WAS BOLTING ROOF AND CAUGHT FINGER (LEFT MIDDLE ) BETWEEN STEEL AND ROOF.
DEVELOPED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING IN MINES.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR CHAIN, WHILE STRIKING CONVEYOR WITH HAMMER, A METAL CHIP WENT INTO EYE (LEFT).
INJURED WAS SITTING ON MINE FLOOR BOLTING ROOF WHEN ROOF BOLTING MACHINE RAN UPON FOOT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RE-POSITION MACHINE.
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