DRIVER BACKED TRUCK INTO HOLE AND TURNED OVER ONSIDE.
No. 3 Mine Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1993–1994
- Latest incident
- Apr 1994
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Reportable incidents
11 on file1994 · 4 incidents
WHILE LOADING MINE POST INTO BUCKET OF SCOOP A POST ROLLED OFF PILE AND STRUCK EE LEFT KNEE PINNING KNEE BETWEEN OUT AND SCOOP BUCKET.
EE RAN OVER A ROCK WHILE TRAVELING INTAKE AIR COURSE IN A 4 WHEEL BATTERY OPERATED MANTRIP WHEN MANTRIP STRUCK THE ROCK EE BOUNCED OUT OF SEAT AND CAME DOWN ON HIS CAR LIGHT BATTERY THE BLOW C AVED BRUISE OF RIGHT KIDNEY AND POSSIBLE MUSCLE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MINE ELECTRICAN PERFORM REPAIRS ON ROOF DRILL. WHILE TURNING BOLT ON ROOF DRILL WRENCH SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELL ON PILE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES. FALL RESULTED IN CUT OF RIGHT WRIST.
1993 · 7 incidents
AT THE EVENING SHIFT CREW LEFT THE SECTION AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT ON 8-20-93. THE LONG AIRDOX 3-WHEEL MANTRIP ENCOUNTED ROUGH ROADWAY. THE MANTRIP STRUCK A POT HOLE AND CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE FROM HIS SEAT. AS HE RETURNED TO THE SEAT, HE INJURED HIS LOW BACK.
EE WAS TRAVELING ALL BELT LINET IN ORDER TO OBSERVE BELT SENSOR LINE. A ROCK WAS FOUND ON SENVOR LINE 7 CROSSCUT INBY NO. 2 BELT DRIVE THE EE WHILE SITTING A MAN TRIP REACHED OVER TO REMOVE TH E ROCK AND SACK INJURY OCCURRED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 21 S/C SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS TRAVELING FROM THE FEEDER CRUSHER TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER. AS HE APPROACHED THE MINER, THE SHUTTLE CAR ROOFED AND TORE DOWN A FLYBOARD. THE FLYBOARD SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR IN THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 5 GAL. BUCKET OF STOPPING SEALANT. WHILE CARRYING MATERIAL EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIS RIGHT KNEE TO BE TWISTED.
WHILE DUMPING COAL AT THE FEEDER/BREAKER, A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR'S RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE INJURED LOW BACK WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE IN NO.5 ENTRY OF SE MAINS NEAR NO 2 BELT DRIVE.
WHILE OPERATING A HYDRAULIC HAND DRILL OFF THE HDRAULIC SYSTEM OF A S&S FEEDER, THE EMPLOYEE CRUSHED RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN THE FEEDER BOOM AND THE MINE ROOF.