EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TIGHTENING PLUG ON MINER WITH CHISEL WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK IN EYE HE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDETNN
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1985–1988
- Latest incident
- May 1988
Reportable incidents
15 on file1988 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOOKING SCOOP TO ROOF BOLTER WITH CHAIN & CUT HAND N ROOF BOLTER
ROOF FALL OCCURRED WHILE IN 2ND MINING IN THE #3PILLAR BLOCK. SLAB OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND CAUGHT MINER ON RT. SIDE APPROX. 15' IN LENGTH. AREA WAS WELL-SUPPORTED WITH LINE TIMBERS AND BREAKER POST. FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 50' INBY SPAD 1786 AT PILLAR LINE.
AT #6 ENTRY EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BITTING UP MINER WHILE IT WAS BEING SERVICE BY ELECTRICIAN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRUCK LFT HAND MASHING HAND AGAINST FRAME OF MINER. MASHED HAND UP IN MIDDLE & CUT A SMALL PLACE IN MIDDLE OF HAND.
1987 · 3 incidents
A SMALL PIECE O0 DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER.
DRAW ROCK SLID 2FF THE MINER STRIKING I NAME IN THE LEFT LEG, CUTTING IT TO THE EXTENT OF 4 STITCHES.
MOVING PIECE OF3ROCK OFF BOOM OF MINER ROCK SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FLEX BOARD AND MASHED LEFT AND MIDDLE FINGER.
1986 · 3 incidents
THE INJURED GOT3HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MANTRIP AND BOLTER WHILE UNLOADING SUPPLIES ON A STEEP INCLINE.
WAS REACHING UP3HOLDING TO PLATFORM THAT HOLDS MANTRIP CHARGER TO PUT MANTRIP ON CHARG WHEN PLATFORM PULLED LOOSE FROM WALL AND FELL ON HIM. ENERGY RESULTED FROM FALLING BACK ON MANTRIP & HITT ING BACK ON STE9RING WHEEL OF MANTRIP. CHARGE DID NOT FALL DIRECTLY ON HIM.
HE WAS BOLTING 7HE FIRST CUT IN THE RIGHT CROSSCUT. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OFF AT THE T.R.S. AN CAUGHT HIM ON HIS BACK
1985 · 5 incidents
LIFTING BELT ON3BELT MOVE-SRAINED BACK
I.NAME CUT HIS RIGHT HAND PULLING ON A PIECE OF WIRE.
HELPING MINER OPERATOR MOVE MINER WHEN I,NAME GOT LEFT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER FLOATING DECK, WAS LAYING MINER CABLE UP IN HOOKS ON MINER.
INJ OPERATING RAM CAR OVER ROADWAY THAT WAS ROUGH AND INJURED HIS BACK.
SUSTAINED WHEN BACKING RAM CAR UP, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CAR AND TRAILOR.