MINER CABLE BLEW UP IN #5 ENTRY SMOKE CAME ACROSS SECTION AND THE TWO PINNER OPERTORS WERE TRAPPED IN SMOKE
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1986–1988
- Latest incident
- Oct 1988
Reportable incidents
6 on file1988 · 2 incidents
MINER CABLE BLEW UP IN #5 ENTRY SMOKE CAME ACROSS SECTION AND THE TWO PINNER OPERATORS WERE TRAPPED IN SMOKE
1987 · 2 incidents
THE MINER OPERA7OR WAS LOADING IN THE #2 ENTRY OF THE S.E. MAINS WHEN THE CANOPY PIN WORKED LOOSE ON THE JOY 14-CM-9 ALLOWING THE CANOPY TO DROP DOWN ONTO THE OPERATOR.
EMPLOYEE HAS A 7RICK LEFT KNEE THAT BECOMES DISLOCATED WITHSUDDENT TWISTING MOTION THIS KNEE HAS HAD SURGERY TWICE PRIOR AT APPROX. 900 AM EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR DURING MINING OPER HE SITUATED TH9 CAR FOR A LODING BY CONT MINER AS HE CHANGED SEATS TO TRAVEL TO THE DUMP AREA THE KNEE BECAME DISLOCATED.
1986 · 2 incidents
ATTEMPTING TO S7RAIGHTEN BENT LEG ON CONT. MINER CANOPY CHAIN BRING USED BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND CHAIN WAS SECURED TO A SCOOP.
ROOF BOLTER OP 4ORKING W/ THE OTHER OP LITED 3"X8"X16' HEADER STRAP BOARD FOR FASTENING TO ROOF. THE BOARD WAS LIFTED TO A HEIGHT OF APPROX 5' WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS H ANDS STRIKING HIM ON T OP OF THE RIGHT3FOOR-BEHIND THE PROTECTIVE TOE- IN THE INSTEP AREA.