A roof/highwall fall occurred in the number 4 intake fan entry between the end of the fan house and highwall. Fall/slip was approximately 14' wide x 3' thick x 5' high. Fall was not above anchorage.
Deep Mine No 15Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 31
- Years on record
- 2008–2015
- Latest incident
- Jan 2015
Reportable incidents
31 on file2015 · 1 incident
2010 · 12 incidents
Pulled lower back while shoveling on belt head.
EE was pulling on metal pole on the highline supply sled when the weld broke hitting him in the face.
Working on ATRS on roofbolter when existing timber fell landing on his right foot.
EE was tramming scoop on section between #2 and #3 entry when operator's light cord caught a roof bolt plate jerking his head into the canopy of the 488 scoop.
Was hanging up mier cable when he felt a sharp pain between his shoulder blades.
Changing batteries on scoop. Cut top of hand and got battery acid in the cut along with rust.
EE was hanging curtain when a rock fell out next to rib. Rock measured 2'X8"" X 1"" thick struck EE on the head.
Was pulling cable and stepped in hole twisting leg & hip.
Was prying metal with pry bar, when it slipped and jarred his body.
Hanging ventilation curtain when 30"" X 12"" x 1"" rock fell from top striking ee in right wrist.
2009 · 13 incidents
EE was mounting the shuttle car anchor when the shuttle car operator turned the corner the EE was on wrong side and buggy cable pulled against the rib hitting the EE's knee area.
EE waslifting miner cable/pulling on other jobs felt pull and tightness in his back.
Lifting belt structure and experienced back strain.
Loading bolt supplies on roof bolter and cut left thumb on plates
Employee drilled hole in top and steel lodged in hole. As he let down drill pot steel fell, from the hole landing on his left index finger smasheing it against drill chuck.
Hanging miner cable to the #2 miner at the #1 crosscut in front of power center when a piece of rib came out between the timber and the mine roof, catching injury on the left knee pinning him to the bottom
Spot bolting between spad #1425-1426. In 3 Lt one break inby feeder rib started to roll out causing co-worker to move to avoid rib hitting inch trap causing bolter to move and run over employee's left foot.
Bolt crew was pulling slack when wire holding bolter cable on roof bolt plates began to break resulting cable hitting employee in back of neck.
Putting wet brakes on 488 Scoop on 6/3/09, stained back (lower) and came in to work on 6/4/09, loaded shear hub for feeder with help and felt burning in neck and sharp pain in low back.
Employee tripped and fell off concrete pad approx. 2' into gravel.
Was pushing crib blocks under miner when he felt a pull in lower back.
Small ledge in roadway, s/c ran over it causing the s/c to bounce man into canopy striking his head.
Was unloading roof bolts out of scoop bucket when he stepped into scoop bucket and slipped and fell against roof bolts in scoop bucket.
2008 · 5 incidents
While hanging miner cable across break through employee pushed cable upward, cable came back causing him to twist. He then felt pain in his lower back.
While installing a bottom roller hanger the bottom roller hanger slipped catching EE middle finger between the hanger and the belt rail resulting in his fingernail having to be removed an dstitches in the end of his finger.
While electrician was attempting to repair a bent guard on a scoop, his hammer slipped causing him to mash his finger.
Operating roof bolter in #3 face; while putting drill steel in drill pot a piece of draw rock fell loose striking operator on his left hand.
First crosscut #3 intery top was broke up so I cut bolts out to let rock fell.