INJURED WAS LIFTING WELDER UP INTO MANTRIP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN PIT STOMACH
Mine No 4 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Apr 1985
Reportable incidents
11 on file1985 · 3 incidents
FALL 16-18\WIDE X 20-30\LONG X 30\-36\THICK ABOUT 50-60\ INBY DRIFT MOUTH IN #3 ENTRY.CAUSED BY FREEZING AND THAWING WEATHER.
RUNNING BOLT MACHINE. WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WHEN SOME UNKNOWN OBJECT FLEW STRIKING ACROSS LEFT EYE. SCRATCHED LEFT EYE MADE A LACERATION ABOVE & BELOW LEFT EYE.
1984 · 8 incidents
OLD #1 ENTRY OF 1ST. RT. OFF 1 EAST MAINS FROM #2 TO #4 CROSSCUT FELL SOMETIME AFTER 10:00PM-11-30-84 TILL 10:00 AM 12-3-84. A DISTANCE OF 110\, FROM RIB TO RIB FROM 0 TO 10\ THICK. THIS AREA A WAS MINED IN AUGUST 1984.
KNOCKING OUT TEMPORARY SUPPORT DIRT FELL OFF TOP OF TIMBER INTO RIGHT EYE.
CHAINGING STEEL IN BOLT MACHINE SMALL PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF JOINT IN STEEL STRIKING OPERATOR IN FOREHEAD.
CUTTING END OFF MINER ROPE OBJECT FLEW AND STRUCK RT EYE SCRATCHING IT
INJURED HAD CHANGED V-BOLTS ON POWER SCREEN AND WAS COMING DOWN BELT TO GET OFF- AS HE STEPPED OFF WITH RIGHT FOOT HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE. THE BELT WAS NOT RUNNING.
BUMPED LEFT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING.
ROOF BOLTING HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER HEAD.
EMP WAS PULLING CABLE WHEN HAND SLIPPED AND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN DRIVE SHAFT OF JEFFREY MINER TWO MIDDLE FINGERS RECEIVED LACERATIONS AND WERE MASHED