Was putting cable behind anchor. The shuttle car lost power. Went and put power back in, and the stop, start switch was stuck and the cable started taking up and hit employee on the back of the legs and flipped employee. Employee landed on left wrist and head bounced off the bottom of the mine floor.
Double Camp No. 1Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2008–2017
- Latest incident
- Apr 2017
Reportable incidents
11 on file2017 · 2 incidents
Area inby fan house had 2 mud seams come together with freezing and thawing weather. Area 3 ft. x 9 ft. x4.5 ft. thick raveled out and fell. Did not block air way or travel ways.
2016 · 1 incident
Was walking to scoop and felt pain in lower back
2012 · 1 incident
Employee was un-hanging the bolter cable in the No. 6 cross-cut when a shuttle car caught the cable and jerked it from the hangers. The cable struck the employee and caused him to fall striking his right hip on the mine floor.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee stated that while drilling the mine roof to install a roof bolt, the drill steel fell out and struck him on the hand.
2010 · 1 incident
A portion of the highwall (immediate mine roof) has fallen inby the canopy approx. 12' W. X 6-8' L.
2009 · 1 incident
Employee was pushing a roof bolt in the hole when he felt pain in his lower back.
2008 · 4 incidents
Employee stated that while taking down curtain, he twisted the wrong way and hurt his back.
EE was making a spice on a shuttle car cable, when the scoop operator trammed the scoop around the corner and struck the EE. The EE was knocked over by the scoop.
EE was welding on the side of a canopy near #5 entry when a gust of wind blew the canopy over striking the employee.
EE was welding on the side of a canopy near #5 entry when a gust of wind blew the canopy over causing the canopy to strike the EE.