A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4 BELT ENTRY AT SPAD 2485 THE FALL MEASURED 60' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6' THICK.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 33
- Years on record
- 1992–1998
- Latest incident
- Apr 1998
Reportable incidents
33 on file1998 · 5 incidents
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 BELT ENTRY AT SPAD #2187. THE FALL MEASURED 80 FT LONG X 18 FT WIDE X 7 FT THICK.
EE WAS PUTTING SCOOP ON CHARGE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING OFF SCOOP, STRIKING HIS KNEE. EE DID NOT NOTIFY MANAGEMENT OF INJURY TO KNEE UNTIL 4-22-98.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 BELT ENTRY FROM SPAD #2113 TO #2160. THE FALL MEASURED 18' WIDE X 50' LONG X 7' THICK. FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SHEAR PIN IN FEEDER. WHEN HE RESTARTED FEEDER, SHEAR PIN BROKE HITTING EMPLOYEE.
1997 · 9 incidents
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN FACE WHEN HE MASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND BOLTER HEAD.
EE WAS OUT FROM UNDER CANOPY UNDER BOLTED TOP LOWERING HIS CANOPY. A RIB ROLL OCCURED STRIKING EE IN LOWER BACK RESULTING IN BRUISES AND SCRATCHES.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 5 NEUTRAL ENTRY AT SPAD 2290. THE FALL WAS 30' LONG X 20' WIDE X 7' THICK.
ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN #2 NEUTRAL ENTRY FROM SPAD #2148 TO #2149. FALL WAS 80' L X 19' W X 7-8' THICK.
EMPLOYE EWAS PULLIGN CHARTGER OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET BEHIND POWER CENTER. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDX FINGER BETWEEN CHARGER AND BUCKET, CUTTING OFF RIGHT INDEX FINGER ABOVE THE NAIL.
AN INUNDATION OCCURED AT THIS MINE AS IT INADVERTENLY CUT INTO AN ABANDONED MINE.
A ROOF FALL NEAR SPAD 1866 20'WX25'LX6'H.
A RIB ROLL STRUCK EE WHILE HE WAS OPERATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR IN 6 ENTRY.
ROOF FALL IN THE INTERSECTION AT SPAD 31907. IT WAS 25' X 6' X 10'.
1996 · 1 incident
EMP'S HAND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND CRIB BLOCK. HE WAS SETTING FOOT JACK WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
1995 · 5 incidents
EMP WAS INSTALLING BOLT IN 5 XCUT LEFT. WAS PUSHING BOLT UP IN HOLE. REACHED UP TO TURN PLATE AROUND. CAUGHT HIS GLOVE, TWISTING HIS HAND AND HURTING 2 FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. MIDDLE AND RING. EMP WAS SPINNING BOLT AS IT WAS GOING UP.
EE AND COWORKER WERE INSTALLING HYBOARD #3 ENTRY. EE WAS HELPING COWORKER HOLD UP BOARD TO GET LINED UP. TOP WAS LITTLE LOWE IN THIS AREA. EE WAS HOLDING BOARD WHILE COWORKER RAISED HEAD OF BO LTER, THEN LAID HIS HAND OVER ON ARM OF BOLTER PLACING HIS THUMB AT PINCH POINT WITH HEAD ARM & CANOPY JACK CASE.
EE SAID HE WAS PUTTING BOLT IN HOLE WHEN HE TWISTED & SHIFTED HIS BODY & FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG.
TIME OF FALL IN UNKNOWN. THE FALL IS APPROX. 20 FT WIDE 6 TO7 FT HIGH APPROX. 220 FT LONG THE AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF TO PREVENT ACCESS. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6'-4' BOLT PATTERN THE FALL OCCU RED 1 BRK INBY SPAD 963 TO 1 BLK INBY SPAD 994.
INTERSECTION 5 INTAKE 1BK OUTBY SPAD 536. FALL IS APPROX. 40' LONG X 18' WIDE X 5 TO 6' THICK. FALL WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE POINT. AREA IS BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY RESIN GROUTED RODS AREA IS NOW CRIBBED OFF ESCAPEWAY IS NOW MOVED AROUND AND MARKED ACCORDINGLY.
1994 · 8 incidents
MAN WAS HOLDING SHIELD UP WHEN SHIELD SHIFTED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SHIELD AND THE FRAME OF THE MINER, BRUISING AND MASHING HIS RT HAND. FACE #5E 1BK INBY SPAD 827.
INJURED WAS BOLTING CORNER IN BREAK THROUGH BETWEEN 6&7 BREAK HAD CUT THROUGH INTO 7 BOLT MACHINE HEAD WAS SWUNG OUT INJURED WAS IN KNEELING POSITION UNDER CANOPY WHEN ROCK BROW BROKE AT EDGE OF CANOPY STRIKING INJURED ON RT HIP ROCK MEASURED 3FT LONGX2FT WIDEX8IN THICK
FALL WAS SISCOVERED APPROX. 245 PM AT 18X INBY SPAD 555 3 NEUTRAL ENTRY ON THE N.W. MAINS SECTION APPROX. 1300' OUTBY FACE, FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION APPROX. 20'L X 25'W X 7' THICK. AREA WAS BO LTED WITH 4 & 6' FULLY RESIN GROUTED RODS. FALL WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE POINT. AREA WAS CRIBBED OFF.
#4 BELT ENTRY APPROX 10' INBY SPAD 689 ROOF FALL APPROX 90' L BY 20' WIDE BY 4 TO 6' THICK. FALL WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHOARGE POINT. AREA WAS BOLTED ON 4,6 STAGGERED PLAN. AREA IS BREAKERED AND CRIBBED OFF AT ALL ACCESS POINTS. FULLY RESIN GROUTED RODS WAS BEING INSTALLED.
EMPLOYE EWAS SEALING TOP IN INTAKE MANTRIP ROADWAY. PUL ROCK WITH SLATE BAR. ROCK HIT SLATE BAR, BAR HIT EMPLOYEE ON KNEE.
FALL WAS FROM LT. RIB OF #1E TO FACE OF #3 RM. THIS AREA WAS GOING TO BE DEVELOPED AT A LATER DATE TO BE KNOWN AS 1 LT. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. AREA IS DANGERED OFF & CRIBBED OFF. THERE I S NO EFEECT ON RETURN AIR FLOW. FALL IS APPROX. 60' LONG X 20' WIDE X 6-10' THICK. #1E, #3 ROOM, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #569. AREA BOLTED WITH 4" RESIN BOLTS. FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE.
ROOF FALL IS LOCATED 1BK OUTBY SPAD 568 IN #2E RETURN OF THE NORTHWEST MAINS SECTION FALL IS APPROX 1 5FT LONGX20FT WIDE X4 TO 6FT THICK FALL WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE POINT AREA WAS BOLTED WIT H 4F&6FT RESIN GROUTED RODS STAGGERED PATTERN AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED BY CRIBS & REBOLTING
FALL OCCURED DURING VACATION PERIOD. FALL WAS DISCOVRED AT 10:10PM ON 7-10-94. #3 ENTRY 1 BK OUTBY FACE AND 1BK INBY SPAD 531. FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION AND WAS 40'X40'X7 TO 8' THICK. TOP WA S BOLTED WITH 4' & 6' RESIN STAGGERED.
1993 · 4 incidents
EE WAS IN HIS TRUCK AT THE DUMPING POINT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MT. FROM EAGLE MINE. HIS TRUCK BED WAS RAISED. THE PIN IN THE HYDRAULIC JACK ON THE TRUCK BED BROKE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TIP O VER.
MINER CUT INTO UNKNOWN AUGER HOLES IN 3 ROOM OFF 2 RIGHT X CUT HOLES WERE 1/2 FULL OF WATER WATER DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE OR CONSTITUTE A DANGER AND WAS PUMPED OFF. AUGER HOLES WERE NOT SHOWN ON THE MAP PROPERTY HAS BEEN RESURVEYED AUGER HOLESMARKERS.
INJURED WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE TO HANG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE TURNED & PULLED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE COB OUT OF HIS WAY, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & THE DRILL HEAD PINNED HIS ANKLE AGAINST SOME ROCK.
1992 · 1 incident
I.NAME WAS ROOFBOLTING. HAD LEFT HAND RESTING ON THE TOP OF THE BOOM. WHEN EMPL RAISED THE BOOM LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOOM AND ATRS CANOPY.