Was hammering studs in scoop tire and shoulder poped with sharp pain. Persons filed comp on 10/27. Started missing work on 10/28/08
No 5Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 27
- Years on record
- 2006–2008
- Latest incident
- Oct 2008
Reportable incidents
27 on file2008 · 7 incidents
Trying to pry belt clamp loose from top structure, structure belt broke. Belt and C clamp struck employee in the face, near the right eye.
Putting conveyor chains together, smashed right ring and middle finger.
While repairing a set of airlock doors, just inside drift mouth, employee was making a hole in the door with pick hammer to mount rubber seal. The tip of hammer broke off, impaling into lower arm. EMT dressed arm.
Employee was hanging cable inby feeder and his right hand slid across a pizza pan and sliced his fourth knuckle on right hand, causing laceration. Action to prevent recurrence is to watch the surroundings.
While laoding rock dust into scoop bucket; tied chain to metal straps turned around and the straps broke hitting EE on right side of head; making a one and a half inch cut on right side of head. Action taken in preventing reocurrence is do not hang rock dust from straps.
Sp. Loc. No.2 belt mains entry No.3 spad No.222-245; No equip. invol.;Neutral airways; Size 350'L, 19'W, 4'H; Roof support: 4' resin; 10 cribs inst. prior; Strata; shale; No coal rider seam; Entr. are breakered off; The roof won't be rehab. This isn't in any travelway. Was cribed and dang. off prior to fall. All travelways have been rebolted in past with excep. of fallen area.
2007 · 13 incidents
Unplanned roof fall occurred in the break between entries three and four. 60 ft.long, spad No.243 to No.245. Located in an inactie area of the miner.
Distance from active face:1400', Airway: neutra, intake (have two intake entries, have dangered one off), Size: L-30', W-20',H-4'; 48"" resin; Outby area had supported wiht 50 ton jacks; strata: shale, laminated; No coal rider seam present, All entrances to fall breakered off, area will not be rehabilitated.
Hurt both shoulders on 04-13-07 pulling miner cable. Reinjured on 04-18-2007 when stepping off man bus. Did not report accident until 04-18-2007, left work and went to Dr.
Entry No.1 spad No. 1 brk. outby spad 13, Airway: return, Size: L-25', W - 20', H - 5', 48"" resin, no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, strata: shale, sandstone, wet, no coal rider seam present, working on breakering off all entrances, area will not be rehabilitated. 2,000' from active face.
Entry 1, spad No. 1 inby spad 188 in return, distance from active face:3000', airway: return, neutral, size of fall: L-40', w-20', h-4' , 48"" resin, no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, strata, sandstone, no coal rider seam present, working on brking off entrances area will not be rehabiliated.
Pc. of draw rock fell out between belt and struck employee on top of head.
Location: 001 section, entry 6, spad no.1 brk. below spad 270, 2,000' from active face, airway neutral, size of fall: L-20', W - 20', H-5', type and lenght of roof support: 48"" resin, no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, Strata: shale, laminated, working on breakering off all entrances to fall, area will be rehabilitated.
Injured was walking down steps from mine office trailer. Left foot slipped on wet mud on step and left foot slid back under the step. When foot slipped, weight trasnferred forward while foot was wedged between steps. Caused bone in left leg to fracture.
distance from active face: 3,000'; Airway: return; Size: L-75',W-19';H-5'; 48"" resin; no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall; Strata: shale, mixed, laminated, wet, no coal rider seam present, working on breakering all entrances off
Location: Section #1, entry 3, spad no. one break outby spad 222; Distance from face:2,100'; Airway: neutral; Size: L-15'; W-15'; H-3'; Type and length of roof support: 48"" resin fully grouted; No cribs and timbers installed prior to fall. Strata: shale, sandstone, mixed, laminated. No coal rider seam present, all entrances to fall are being breakered off.
Employee filed a Carpal Tunnel claim on 01-16-2007. Continued to work until claim was ruled on by workers' comp. division. Began missing work 07-23-2007 day of surgery.
Location: 1st left panel, entry 1, spad no. 191, distance from active,3400'airway:return,neutral: Size of fall: L - 27', W - 19', H - 4.5' No cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, strata: shale, laminated, wet, no coal rider seam present, working on breakering off entrances, area will not be rehabilitated.
Location: 001 section, entry 1, spad no.one break inby spad 217; Distance from active face: 2,100'; airway: return; Size of fall: L-26', W-19', H-4.5'. 48"" fully grounted resin with roofmats, No cribs or timbers installed prior to fall. Strata: shale,mixed,wet. No coal rider seam present. Working on breakering off all entrances, Area will not be rehabilitated at this time.
2006 · 7 incidents
Nothwest mains, entry 5, spad no. 269, Distance from active face: 2100', No personal injuries or equipment involved, Airway - neutral; size: L - 50', W - 19', H - 5'; 48""resin; Strata: shale, laminated, wet. All entrances are being breakered off. Area will not be rehabilitated.
001 section, entry 2, spad No.3 breaks inby spad 228, distance from active face: 1800. No personal injuries, airway: neutral. Size: L-35', W -19', H-4.5'; 48"" resin, no cribs or timbers prior to fall, strata: shale, mixed, laminated, wet; no coal rider seam present, working on breakering off all entrances.
No 1 section, entry No.6, spad No.outby 270, distance from active face: 850', Airway-neutral, size of fall: L-35', W-19', H-5', 48"" resin, 72"" resin, No cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, Strata - mixed/laminated, Working on breakering of entrances, area will be rehabilitated.
Entry No.2;Spad no.:1 brk. outby 267; distance from active face:210; No personal injuries; Airway: return; Size of fall: L-50'; W-19.5'; H-5'; Type and length: 48"" resin; No cribs or timbers or cribs installed prior to fall; Strata: shale, mixed; No coal rider seam pesent; Entrances not breakered off yet; Area will be rehabilitated.
location of fall: No.1 section; entry: 1; spad no.: one break inby spad 22;distance from active face:590 ft; no personal injuries, no equip. involved; airway: neutral; size of fall: L-22ft, W-19ft, H-4.5ft.; 48"" resin with roof mats; no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall; strata: shale, wet; no coal rider seam present; entrances are not breakered off; area will be rehab.
Roof fall 400' from active face, no equipment involved, airway-neutral, length: 32', width:19', height:4.1/2', resin 48"" fully grouted, no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, shale, no coal rider seam present. All entrances will be breakered off, area will not be rehabilitated.
Employee was pulling miner slack up, stepped on lump of coal injuring right foot, right side of foot.