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Candice Mine (1) Coal
MSHA record for Candice Mine (1) (mine ID 4606291). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 50
- Years on record
- 1983–1994
- Latest incident
- Aug 1994
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
49 on file (excluding fatalities above)1994 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE MINER CABLE AND PULLED HIS LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS TAKING CABLE FROM BOLT WHERE IT WAS HANGING WHEN A ROCK 3FTX3INCH FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS. THE ROCK PUSHED THE MAN BACKWARDS AND SIDEWAYS TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
1993 · 11 incidents
INJURED WAS LOADING A BUGGY WITH REMOTE CONTROL MINER. SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND HIT INJURED ON THE HEAD.
AN UNINTENSIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED 600 OUTBY 1 SECTION IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN 6 AND 7 ENTRIES THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 4X18 WIDE X 15 LONG.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING UP 4 ENTRY AND RAN INTO A METAL STRAP AND CUT NECK ABOVE SHOULDER.
FALL WAS FOUND IN #3 HEADING ON 001 SECTION-1000 FEET OUTBY, THE FACE. FALL WAS APPROX. 40'L X 18'W X 471. THE FALL WAS TIMBERED & CRIBBED OVER & THE BELTLINE RE-ESTABLISHED.
A ROOF OCCURRED IN THE SECONDARY ESCOPEWAY ON THE RETURN AIRWAY SOMETIME BEFORE 12:01 PM THERE WERE NO WITNESSES OR INJURIES. ESCOPEWAY HAS BEEN REROUTED FALL WAS APPROX. 6' THICK, 20 FEET WID E AND 20 FEET LONG. FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY ACTING SUPERINTENDENT & MSHA INSPECTOR.
INJURED WAS BUILDING A BLOCK STOPPING. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STOPPING, A MAN CHIPPED A PIECE OF ROCK LOOSE. THE AIR GOING ACROSS THE STOPPING BLEW THE ROCK INTO THE INJURED'S EYE.
INJURED WAS LOADING ROCKDUST ON #8 TAILPIECE BELT AND PULLED HIS BACK. HE WORKED THE REST OF HIS SHIFT.
A ROCK FALL OF APPROX 16' X 16' X 3 H WAS DIS- COVERED IN #4 HEADING, ON INTAKE ESCAPE WAY APPROX 8800' FROM THE FACE. THE AREA WAS HELD BY 4'X6' RESIN BOLTS IN A STAGGERED PATTERN HAD BEEN.
INJURED WAS HOOKING A ROCK DUSTER TO THE SCOOP. THE SCOOP SWIVELED AND THE PIN JERKED HIS HAND BACK TO THE BATTERY FRAME OF THE SCOOP. INJURED WAS ROCK DUSTING ON THE #2 SECTION OF THE END OF THE TRACK.
ROCK FELL IN # 1 ENTRY AT 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #8269 APPROXIMATE SIZE 4FTX20FTX35FT CRIBS INST ALLED AROUND FELL
INJURED REPORTED RUNNING OVER A ROCK WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR RESULTING IN JARRING & PASIN IN H IS LOWER BACK
1992 · 5 incidents
FALL WAS FOUND IN OLD WORKS OR #2 ENTRY- ACTING AS RETURN. 2 FALLS OCCURRED @ 3 CROSSCUTS APART- 7000' FROM FACE AND 1 CROSSCUT INBY SPAD #8739. APPROX. SIZES: 5'H X 20'W X 80'L AND 5'H X 20' X 20'. FALLS WERE TIMBERED OFF AND DANGERED OFF.
PULLING ON A SC CALBE WHILE MAKING A POWER MOVE AND HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS HOLDING THE INSERT ON THE MINER RIPPERHEAD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. ANOTHER MINER WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK THE BIT OUT OF THE INSERT ON THE RIPPER HEAD. INJURED'S RIGHT HAND-RING FINGER WAS HIT BY THE HAMMER IN THE PROCESS.
MINER HELPER STEPPED ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
REMOTE CONTROL MINER OPERATOR WAS OPERATING MINER IN #3 HEADING ON #2 SECTION.SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS.STRIKING OPERATOR IN UPPER BACK REGION.
1991 · 7 incidents
WHILE LOWERING THE WHEELS ON A RUBBER/RAIL SUPPLY CAR, THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS STRUCK BY THE RUBBER WHEEL.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED IN #3 ENTRY ON #3 BELT APPROX 5000' OUTBY FACE AREA IN LOCATION MINED IN 1987. FALL WAS IN AN INTERSECTION & MEASURED 20'X20'X5-6'.
EMPTYING DUST BOX PC OF DRAW ROCK
#3 BELT ON BREAK OUTBY SPAD #5548 ON 1 EAST MINS SIZE OF FALL 70'X20'X7'.
THE INJURED STEPPED OUT OF HIS SHUTTLE CAR AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
INSTALLING S.CAR FLIGHT GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN FLIGHT AND SIDE OF S CAR.
OPERATING S CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY.
1990 · 6 incidents
A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS,3'X3'X6" STRIKING INJURED RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING SOME HALF-HEADERS ACROSS THE ROOF BOLTER & STRUCK I NAME ON THE LEFT RING FINGER CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE
HE GOT OFF HIS S. CAR AND WENT TO ROOF BOLTER TO GET A BOTTLE OF WATER. WHEN HE STARTED TO LEAVE THE BOLTER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELLS TRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT LEG.
WHILE BENDING A 6FT ROOF BOLT HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
STARTED TO SHOVEL AT BELT SCRAPER COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN
#3 BELT ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #5548 S/20 OF FALL 25FTX18FTX6FT
1989 · 2 incidents
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE TRACK ENTRY #5 ENTRY TWO BREAKS OUTBY SPAD NO 8159
KNOCKING ROCK OUT OF SCALPER ON STACKER BELT.IT APPEARED THAT HE STEPPED OVER IN SCALPER LOST BALANCE AND FELL THROUGH FRONT OF SCALPER.
1988 · 1 incident
WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HE HIT A HOLE AND JAMMED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A STRAIN
1987 · 2 incidents
ROCK FELL OUT B9TWEEN ROOF BOLTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS TU9NING A BREAK WHEN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN STALLED HE THEN REVERSED THE CHAIN TO CLEAR IT UP HE THEN STUCK HIS HEAD OUT OF THE CANOPY TO LOOK AT THE CHAIN AND AT THE SAME TIME STARTE THE CHAIN, BUT3THE CHAIN CAM OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.
1986 · 4 incidents
EE HAD FUELED E3DLOADER & JUMPED OFF ENDLOADER RATHER THAN USE THE LADDER WHICH RESULTED IN A STRAIN.
STEPPED IN HOLE3AND TWISTED ANKLE WHILE STEPPING OFF ROOF BOLTER
INSTALLING A FL2 BOARD AND IT FELL HITTING HIM ON BACK OF NECK.
WALKING BESIDE 9OOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK 3X3X8 FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING I NAME
1985 · 4 incidents
A ROCK FELL OUT3BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING I.NAME RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS RT LEG
STARTED TO HIT THE BRAKE BUT MISSED THE BRAKE AND HIT THE RIB WITH THE SHUTTLECAR CAUSING HIS BUTTOCKS TO COME IN SUDDEN CONTACT WITH THE METAL SEAT
HE SAID HE WAS DRIVING A S.C. AND RUN OVER A ROCK.IN THE ROADWAY AND IT JARRED HIM AND KNOCKED THE BREATH OUT OF HIM. THIS IS NOT A NEW INJURY.THIS MAN HAS HAD SEVERAL PREVIOUS BACK INJURYS.I IT IS A RECURRANCE OF OLD INJURED.
HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE & A PUIE%'%*%* PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
1984 · 3 incidents
HE WAS WATCHING THE MINER OPERATOR WHEN A RIB OF COAL FELL OFF AND HIT HIM , BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS (HIP TO NECK).
HE SAID HE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER AND GOT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS WALKING UP THE HILL AND HIT THE OFFICE WINDOW AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND
1983 · 2 incidents
PICKING UP A HALF AND GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT AGAINST A HYDRAULIC SAW.
HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND HIS HELPER WAS DROPPING ATRS AND IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND LACERATION LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND
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