LOW TOP EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CAN OF OIL WHENHE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
Clinton No 4 Mine Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1986–1995
- Latest incident
- Aug 1995
Reportable incidents
18 on file1995 · 5 incidents
DUCK WALKING IN LOW COAL (38"). 2" WATER ON MINE FLOOR. TWISTED LEFT KNEE CONTINUED WORKING TO END OF SHIFT. ALSO WORKED NEXT DAY ENTIRE SHIFT WITH A LOT OF TENDERNESS. WENT TO ER TWO DAYS LA TER.
HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN CUTTER BAR AND BAR STOP BROKE ONE FINGER AND SMASHED TWO OTHERS.
MAN WENT TO PUT BELT BREAK IN. HE CLAIM TO HAVE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OF ROOF. ALSO THEREIN WAS NOTHING IN ROADWAY TO OF CAUSE THIS MAN CALLED IN NEXT DAY AND SAID HE WAS HURT AND NEVER LEFT INFO, DID NOT GET INFO UNTIL 4-22-95.
FELL AT BELT DRIVE & HIT HEAD NOT SURE IF TRIPPED OR SLID
1991 · 1 incident
INTERSECTION GAVE WAY.
1990 · 4 incidents
VICTIM BUILT A PERMANENT STOPPING.WHILE WEDGING THE STOPPING VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO HIT A WEDGE WITH A HAMMER AND MISSED AND HIT HIS THUMB INSTEAD.
SITTING IN SCOOP DECK OBSERVING OTHER SCOOPS HAULING COAL WHEN PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL ON HEAD.
SCOOP OPERATOR PARKED SCOOP UNDER THE CUTTER'S CABLE BLOCKS. THE CUTTER OPERATOR TOOK UP HIS SLACK CABLE FASTER THAN NARMAL, JERKING HIS CABLE OFF THE CABLE HANGERS AND HITTING THE SCOOP OPER ATOR ON THE HEAD.
INTERSECTION ROOF FAILURE RESTRICTING FLOW OF INTAKE AIR.
1989 · 3 incidents
ROOF FAILURE. DUE TO STRIKE, NO ONE WAS ABLE TO FIRE BOSS THE AREA.
ROOF FALL #3 FROM LAST OPEN TO BE FACE APPROX. %50 FEET LONG, 5 FEET HIGH, 18 FEET WIDE.
I,NAME WAS INSTALLING CABLE BOARDS IN #5 ENTRY, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #364, WITH ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. ATRS WAS SET IN PLACE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
1988 · 3 incidents
ROOF FALL INTAKE AIRWAY-4 1/2'X16'X40'-1700'OUTBY WORKING SECTION.THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN RODS AND STRAPS TOP TOOK WEIGHT AND CRUMBLED.
OPERATING COAL HAULING SCOOP, GOING TO FEEDER WITH A BUCKET OF COAL IN #1 ENTRY AT LOB, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN FRAME OF SCOOP AND ROCK. HAND RECEIVED LAC ERATION, BROKEN MIDDLE FINGER AND THUMB.
HE WAS HANGING PINNER CABLE AT INTERSECTION #5 ENTRY SPAD #243. SCOOP WAS CLEANING UP AND WHEN HE BACKED UP, HE WAS ON OFF SIDE OF SCOOP AND SCOOP OP DIDN'T SEE HIM AND BUMPED INTO HIS LEG.
1987 · 1 incident
SQUEEZING ON PI5LARS IN FALL AREA.DAMP TOP CONDITIONS,CAUSING INTERSECTION TO COLLAPSE.
1986 · 1 incident
STANDING 6 FT O0F GROUND ON LADDER FELL BACKWARD AND HIT GROUND HEAD FIRST