MSHA record for Buffalo Mtn #4 (mine ID 4002962). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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DRILLING HOLES WITH ROOF BOLTER,PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HEAD & BACK.ALSO INJURING LEFT KNEE.
ROOF FALL FOUND;28'LONG X 26'WIDE X 8'HIGH.#1BELT,#3 ENTRY 21 BRKS FROM OUTSIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR RAN SHUTTLE CAR INTO HIM AND CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR AND THE RIB OF COAL.
ROOF FALL FOUND.30'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6'HIGH.#5 ENTRY INTERSECTION WITH #1 LEFT ROOM.
ROCK FALL FOUND DURING PREMINE INSPECTION AT 2 ENTRY OUT BY FACE 18 BREAKS SIZE OF ROCK FALL 8 FT H. 25 FT L AND 18 FT W. NO EQUIP. INVOLVED.
EMPLOYEE'S WERE SPLICING BELT TOGETHER, USING BOARD WITH NAILS IN IT TO HOLD BELT LINE TOGETHER. ONE BOARD WAS LEFT ON THE GROUND AFTER THEY FINSIHED AND IT WAS DARK. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON T HE BOARD AND THE NAIL WENT INTO HIS LEFT FOOT.
ROCK FALL WAS FOUND DURING PRE MINE INSPECTION AT #5 ENTRY 001 SECTION 6 BREAKS OUT BY FACE. SZ OF ROCK FAL WA> 30 FT LONG 18 FT W AND 8 FT H.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING BRATTISH, SOME OF THE MORTAR MIX APPLIED TO THE BRATTISH, FELL OFF AND HIT THE GROUND, SPLASHING SOME OF THE MORTAR MIX UP AND HITTING HIM IN THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 2ND BOLT IN LAST ROW OF BOLTS. THERE WERE 4 SAFETY JACKS SET APPROX. 3 FT APART. A KETTLE BOTTOM (ROUND ROCK) APPROX. 3 FEET LONG AND 2 FEET THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO OF THE JACKS, GRAZED HIS SHOULDER AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HIP. THE ROCK BRUISED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HIP.