MSHA record for Dorchester #1 Mine (mine ID 4406337). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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PREPARING TO PULL EQUIPMENT FROM MINE MOVING COMPLETED WHEN ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO.1 BELT OUTRY INBY BELT FEEDED. ROOF FALL BREAJED IFF BIT CKEABED YO NUBE ABANDOMED AND SEALED. FALL MEASURE D ABOUT 100 FT LONG 18 FEET WIDE AND ABOVE ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE.
SAWING TIMBERS, SAW JUMPED OUT WHILE HAD HAND ON TIMBER, CUT HAND OR FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
HURT LOWER BACK WHILE LOADING CONCRETE BLOCK IN HAULER
PARKED OUT SETTING IN DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR WITH HAND GRIPPING TOP OF CANOPY, WHEN ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE FINGERS.
HE WAS INSTALLING LARGE PLAES AND CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TOP AND PLATE.
HOLDING UP MINER CABLE & LOADER LINE, WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE TIED IT TO ROOF BOLT PLATE ON ROOF OF MINES. HURT LOWER BACK AND GROIN.
UNLOADING TIMBER OUT OF SCOOP AND HURT HIS BACK.
WHILE UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS FROM PERSONAL CARRIER, ONTO ROOF DRILL EMPLOYEE STUMBLED, WHILE TURNING AROUND, WITH ROOF BOLTS IN HAND, AND FELL AGAINST ROOF DRILL.
ROOF FALL IN #1 HEADING OFF 2 MAINS.FALL WAS APPROX 250 FT TO 300 FT IN LENGTH.THE FALL WAS FROM CHECK SPAD N652 TO SECOND BREAK PAST N734.BOLTED WITH CONVENTIONAL BOLTS 4'-5' AND 6'.THIS HEAD ING WAS DROPPED WHILE ADVANCING DUE TO BAD TOP WITH WATER DRAINING THROUGH TOP.FALL WAS APPROX 1800 FT FROM 001 SECTION OF 4L.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT PARTS SLEAD AND PIKCED UP A REEL CHAIN WITH BOTH HANDS AND THREW IT, WHEN HE HAD A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
25365D MINIGN UPSIDE 3-CUT PILLAR PLACE MINING FIRST CAT IS LAST PILLAR CUT 110 NO 4 & ENTRY WHEN WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED & SLABBED ACROSS THE TIMBERS & CAUGHT THE CONT 95464S MINING MACHINE THE MACHINE WAS OPERATED RMOTELY WITH THE OPERATOR OUT OF DANGER
BENDING OVER TOOL BOX WHEN PAIN HIT IN LOWER BACK.GOT MORE PAINFUL AS SHIFT PROGRESSED.
PUTTING DISCOURGE SHAFT ON SHUTTLE CAR ON BOOM END SMASH FINGER AGAINST THE SHARP FLANGE WITH SHAFT AND CUT FINGER & BROKE IT, AND CUT LIGAMENT INTO.
HE WAS HOLDING A SLEDGE HAMMER BETWEEN CONNECTING LINK OF CONVEYOR CHAIN AND SIDE OR BOOM ON MINER WAS HITTING OTHER SIDE OR LINK WITH SMALLER HAMMER. IT GLANCED OFF CHAIN AND STRUCK MIDDLE FI NGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.
PUSHING DRILL STEEL UP STEEL HUNG UP BENT SIDEWAYS CATCHING THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.
DUE TO ROUGH HAULWAYS STRUCK HIS NECK UP ON CANOPY ON OFF STANDARD CAR.
BACK HURTING BY END OF SHIFT
LIFT MINING CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT HAULWAY STRAIN SHOULDER.
HE WAS BOLTING UP A BRATTICE IN LEFT FOOT SLIP IN TWIST HIS BACK.
WHILE REPLACING SHAFT IN HEAD ROLLER HE SPRAINED OR STRAINED BACK IN PROCESS OF LIFTING SHATE UP TO PUT IN HEAD ROLLER. INJURY OCCURRED ON SURFACE AT SHOP.
MANTRIP WENT DOWN HAD TO WALK OUT ABOUT 8 OR 10 BREAK & HIS FOOT SWELL UP BECAUSE OF A PIN HE HAD IN HIS FOOT IN PROCESS PUSHING MANTTRIP HS SPRUNG OR STRAIN HIS FOOT
INJURED WAS LAYING 6 INCH WATER LINE.UNLOADED PIECE OF LINE ABOUT 20 FT LONG.LINE BOUNCED AND STRUCK INJURED IN MOUTH.
MAKING SPLICE ON BELT, JACKING BELT TOGETHER AND CHAIN BROKE ON BELT CLAMP HITTING VICTIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
UNLOADING OIL OUT S&S SCOOP BUCKET FOOT SLIPPED ON SURFACE OF BUCKET CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST
LIFTING TIRE FOR 820 S & S HAULE STRAINED LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS AT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS STARTING TO DRILL HOLE ROOF BIT BROKE OF A PIECE OF CARBON STRUCK INJURED IN EYE.
INJURIED WAS HELPING CLEAN ROCK OFF MINER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
UNLOAD SET OF BATTERIES FOR BATTERY MAINTENANCE. HANDLE OF BATTERY TRAY CAUGHT EMPLOYEE AGAINST FRAME OF BATTERY CASE.
DRAW ROCK FELL 2UT BETWEEN LAST TWO ROOF BOLTS IN 6 X-CUT TOWARD LINE. ROCK WAS APPROX. 4" THICK, 3 1/2' WIDE AND 7' LONG. IT STRUCK OPERATOR ACROSS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON HIGH VOLTAGE TERMINATURE ENDS AND HOOKING CABLE INTO POUNCE BOX.HE STRUCK HIS THUMB WITH HAMMER.
DRILL OPER LET 0LOOR JACK DOWN ON ROOF DRILL LEF G WAS UNDER HEAD AND CAUGHT LEG & BRUISED RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.
PIKCING BELT RO1ES UP OUT OF CHAIN HANGER.
DRILL OPERATOR 4AS GREASING MACHINE. HE HAD HIS CANOPY UP AGAINST TOP TO GREASE FITTINGS. HE LET CANOPY DOWN AND IT CAUGHT A PIECE OF DRAW STEEL WHICH HAD PULLED OUT OF DECK TRAY AND FLIPPED STEEL INTO THE 3AIR & STRIKING OPERATOR IN MOUTH HE WAS CUT ON LOWER LID AND LOOSENED FRONT TEETH
INJURED WAS KNO7KING JACK PIPELEG UPRIGHT WITH 12 LB. HAMMER. HAMMER SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HISSELF IN LEFT KNEE WITH HMMER
MINER OPERATOR 4AS BACKING MINER OUT OF FACE TO CLEAN CUT UP, HE GOT OFF MINER TO REACH CABLE. PIECE OF ROCK 1 1/2" TO 2 1/2" THICK 3'W X 5'L FELL AND STRUCK HIM. BRUISED LEFT RIBS AND LOWER P ART OF BACK 3
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