A roof fall occured in the intake escapeway in the #3 entry, approximately 3 breaks inby blowing fan. The fall measured approximately 70' long, 6' high and 16' wide. The fall will be cleaned up. The fall effected passage of men and ventilation.
This electrician was welding on the boom of a miner when he sustained a flash burn to his eyes. Went to doctor on 6-25-08. This was his second day at this mine.
He was helping to put flights back in feeder when one of them fell on his finger. Fractured middle finger on his left hand.
Victim was spraying fire proofing plaster on the ribs at the scoop charger station and it got under his safety glasses and into his eyes.
Victim was in the bath house trimming a knee pad, when the knife slipped and lacerated the ring finger on his left hand. Received 7 stitches and was on light duty for 5 work days.
Victim was backing miner out of #1 entry to go to #2 face. He stopped the miner as it rounded a corner to move a cable out of the way. As he bent over to get the cable, he hit the tram levers with his abdomen. The miner struck his upper thigh and pelvic area. He underwent surgery to repair a dislocated hip and fracture to the hip socket.
Victim was rockdusting the belt entry using the rock dusting hose. He struck his head on a roof bolt plate at break 46. Laceration to right side of head. He was transported to the hospital. Victim received 8 stitches to treat wound.
Victim has activated his Part 90, reduced dust standard, option to work in a low-dust area of the mine. He has been relocated to a new work position.
Employee was cleaning feeder when he exited the scoop striking the belt head hole with his brow.
Employee was driving buggy when he ran over a block of wood causing his head to strike the canopy.
Employee was bent over pulling on belt when he felt something pull in his lower abdomen.
Employee was pulling on a piece of belt during a belt move when he felt pain in his back.
Roof Fall found in old works, there were no employees or equipment in the area.
Employee was lifting a speed reducer by hooking a chain hoist to a roof bolt plate. The hole broke in the plate causing the reducer to fall on his right foot.
Employee was hanging miner cables when a hanger broke causing the cable to hit him on the right shoulder knocking him to the ground.
Employee was loading roof jacks into scoop bucket when he struck his right little finger against another jack that had already been place in the bucket.