Rib rolled onto right calf muscle while bolting.
No. 7Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2005–2006
- Latest incident
- Dec 2006
Reportable incidents
14 on file2006 · 9 incidents
Victim was dropping miner cable in order to move miner, when cable was suddenly pulled by 3 wheeler, causing cable to bust loose from remaining hangers and strike him, knocking him down.
Victim was tapping in a miner bit insert into the bit lug on the miner, when an object (likely a metal fragment), struck him in the right lower eye lid, then entering the eye. *Note: Victim was wearing eye protection*
Employee was installing roof bolt & caught his left hand on boom resulting in injury. (Ring finger.)
Rock fell on ATRS on bolter while tramming causing rear end of bolter to slam into roof.
Victim was bolting roof when a rock fell striking him on the chin. This caused a deep laceration of approximately 2 1/2"" wide and 1/2"" deep.
Victim was bolting roof when rock fell and struck him on the shoulder.
Approx. 50' underground , ee got off manbus to open the door, he slipped and sprained his right foot. 6 work days.
Rock fell from roof, striking victim on right shoulder and right foot.
2005 · 5 incidents
VICTIM WAS DRAGGING CURTAIN AND SLIPPED IN MUD, FALLING ON GROUND AND INJURING HIS RIBS.
VICTIM WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ONTO THE BOLTER. LOST HIS BALANCE WITH A LOAD OF BOLTS IN HIS HANDS TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE
VICTIM WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM TAIL PIECE WHEN A ROCK FLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT ANKLE. THE VICTIM WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY CONCERNED. HOWEVER, THE ANKLE STARTED SWELLING SOON THERE AFTER.
INJURED WAS BOLTING SHEILDS ON A MACHINE WHEN SHIELD FELL ON HIS FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION
Two individuals got into a fight. One was knocked in the face and kicked in the back resulting in injuries to both. Company was advised of need for surgery on 5/25/05.