EE WAS WORKING ON A GROUND MONITOR INSIDE SECTION POSER CENTER WHEN A WIRE FELL ONTO ONE OF THE PHASES "480 VOLT" CAUSING THE WIRE TO ARC.
No 30 Mine Coal
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 30 Mine.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1991–1999
- Latest incident
- Apr 1999
Reportable incidents
6 on file1999 · 1 incident
1994 · 2 incidents
WHIE TRAMMING BRIDGES TO MIENR #3 BRIDGE PULLED #2 BRIDGE SIDEWAYS. #2 BRIDGE OPERATOR AHD HIS LEFT HAND ON TRAM LEVERS AN DIT FORCED HIS ARM INTO THE TOP ROOF. COAL HEIGHT 34" - 36", ARM WA S NOT BETWEN THE BRIDGE AND ROOF.
BRIDGE OPERATOR WHILE TRAMMING BRIDGES FROM MINER BACK TO TAILPIECE SAID HE WAS CONCERNED WITH NOT HITTING CABLE THAT WAS HUNG AGAINST ROOF AND ALLOWED BRIDGE TRACK TO GET ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. FOOT WAS BRUISED AND CAUSING PAIN, SENT OPERATOR TO SURFACE AND SENT HIM FOR X-RAYS. X-RAYS SHOWED NO BROKEN BONES. 36" IS AVERAGE HEIGHT ON SECTION.
1993 · 1 incident
COMING OUT OF OFFICE AND STEPPED ON CINDER BLOCK STEP AND IT FLIPPED OVER AND HE FELL ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND HEAD.
1991 · 2 incidents
WAS WORKING ON A SCOOP AND THE FACE OFF BREAKER.WHEN WIRING THE BREAKER ANS WENT TO PUT THE BREAKER IN,A WIRE GOT GROUNDED ON HOT SIDE AGAINST FRAME OF SCOOP CAUSING FLASHBACK BURNS TO BOTH HA NDS AND FOREARM.WE WERE WORKING IN LOW CLEARANCETOP.
WAS MAKING A CABLE SPLICE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HAND.