MSHA record for Golden Oak #3 (mine ID 1517372). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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RECEIVED NOTICE OF FILING FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS. DEPT. OF LABOR 10-22-97. EE LAY OFF 4-18-97 LAST WORKED.
ALLEGED MINES PNEUMOCONIOSIS ATTNY HANDLING CASE PENDING.
EE WORKING ON SURFACE CLEANING UP BENCH CUT RAILAND CAME BACK HIT FOOT.
GPF-ALLEGED MINERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS ATTORNEY'S HANDLING.
GPF-ALLEGED MINER PNEUMOCONIOSIS ATTORNEY HANDLING.
EE STRAINED HIP & GROIN AREA PICKING UP TRANSIT.DID NOT GO DO DR UNTIL 3/19/97
A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON THE 002 SECTION. THE AREA WAS 150' INBY SPAD #5752 OF THE #5 ENTRY. THE REMOTE CONTROL MINER WAS EXTRACTING COAL IN THE 5LT PILLAR WHEN 4 TO 8' OF ROCK FELL CATCHING TH E CONTINOUS MINER. A MINE RETRIEVER WAS USED FORTHE RECOVERY
EE TWISTED BACK STACKING STOPPING DID NOT GO TO DR. TILL 10-15-96. STARTED TO MISS 10-15-96.
EMPLOYEE CUT FINGER THROWING BELTS.
EMPLOYEE PICKING UP BOX OF GLUE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE MASHED FINGER WHILE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE.
EE FELL ON SELF RESCUER BRUISING BACK.
EE RAISED UP ON MANTRIP AND STRUCK OVERCAST.
EE WHILE TIGHTENING CHAIN ON MBC BRUISED RIB WHEN VICE GRIPS SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST FRAME OF MBC.
BATTERY JUMPER CABLE GROUNDED. EMP CLAIMED SOME SMOKE INHALATION.
EE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN SCOOP-SCOOP GOT ON FOOT.
EMP WAS MADE TO FALL BACKWARD WHEN BELT HE WAS CROSSING BROKE CHAIN HOLD IT THAT WAS BEING USED TO MOVE. EMP EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE CLEANING OUT CHUTE ON BELT LINE PC TIMBER HIT ON SIDE OF FOOT.
EMP GOT SLAG IN EAR ON ABOVE DATE AND TIME. MISSED NO TIME. EAR BEGAN TO GIVE TROUBLE AND STARTED TO MISS TIME 11-4-96.
EE BENT OVER TO LOOK UNDER S CAR RAISED UP & FELT PAIN.
EMPLOYEE HAS PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING.
EE CUT EAR ON METAL STRAP.
EMPLOYEE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE FELT BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF SCOOP AND WHILE SANDING IN FRONT OF SCOOP, BUCKET LET DOWN ON FEET.
THE ROCK FALL WAS IN THE #6 ENTRY AT X-CUT #60. THE FALL AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS. THE MEASUREMENTS WERE 20W,30L,8 THICK. THE AREA IS CRIBBED & POSTED.
EE CUT FINGER SAVING TIMBER SITICHES.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SCOOP WAS STRUCK ON HAND BY CRIB BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN WHILE SHOVELIGN BELT IN RIB AREA.
THE FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 2 X-CUTS OUTBY OLD (001 SECTION SPADS), 150 FOOT INBY SPAD #2168. THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 50' X 10' THICK. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 42" RESIN FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. ARE A WILL BE DANGERED OFF AND TIMBERED.
COAL MINERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS- RECEIVED NOTICE OF AST. RIB AWARD ON 11-29-05.
EMPLOYEE MASHED FINGER LOADING BELT STRUCTURE.
EMPLOYEE PULLING TIMBER WITH HAMMER. HAMMER CAME LOOSE STRUCK SELF BESIDE EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING 8" BLOCKS AND STRAINED NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OU OF CHANG EROOM WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND AND HIT IN EYE WITH ELBOW.
EE HIT WITH DC DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS ON LOWER BACK AND FEET. TOOK TO DR. RETURNED WORK NEXT DAY 9-1-95. FOOT BEGIN TO SWELL TOOK BACK TO DR 9-2-95 RE EX RAY TOES FX 2ND AND 3RD TOE ARE THSAL BONE STARTED TO MISS WORK 9-5-95.
EE CLEANING UP MINE YARD CONTACT POSION IVY UNWARE RUBBED FACE NEXT DAY SWELLING WENT TO DR. ON 8-31-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ROCK DUST AND TWISTED KNEE
WHILE BOLTING EE GOT SOME ROCK AND/OR COAL IN EYE.
THE ROCK FALL WAS FOUND IN THE 5 NEUTRAL ENTRY AT CROSSOUT 94. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 42" RESIN BOLTS. THE FALL MEASURED 20'X25'X42". AREA WILL BE CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELT
WHILE HELPING MOVE MINER CABLE HAD PAIN IN BACK.
COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS - RECEIVED NOTICE OF AWARD OF ST R.I.B. ON 6-20-95
EE WHILE TRYING TO STEP OFF BELT AFTER SPLICING, BECAME ENTANGLED AND FELL.
WHILE EE SHOVELING BELT FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK.
EE WHILE BENDING BOLTS FELT "STINGER" IN WRIST/HAND FINISHED SHIFT BUT WENT TO DR. 4/23/95 WITH SWELLING.
WHILE PULLING WATER LINE UP CAME APART COUPLING HITTING EE ON FOOT.
WHILE CUTTING BELT PIN, A PIECE METAL BROKE OFF AND IN BEDDED IN HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTIN GSCOOP BATTERIES ON CHARGE WHEN HE PINCHED HIS FINGER PEELING THE SKIN OFF OF IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A SMALL ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THIS EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE SECTION HEAD DRIVE CHUTE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE FINISHED THE SHIFT & WORKED 1/31/95 & PART OF HIS SHIFT ON 2/1/95 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO MD.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEG BREAKING IT.
EE WAS USING A CROSS OVER STURCTURE ON THE TAIL PIECE WHEN A LARGE ROCK CAME DOWN THE CONVEYOR AND HIT THE CROSSOVER CAUSING HIM TO JUMP AND INJURE HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN HE WENT OVER A ROLL IN THE MINE FLOOR, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO BE THROWN INTO THE CANOPY CAUSING NECK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING HEADER BOARDS OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET WHEN ONE HIT THE EDGE OF THE BUCKET AND BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM ON THE MOUTH CAUSING BLEEDING AND PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING CRIB BLOCK UNDER A WRECKED MAN TRIP WHEN HE PINCHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO OF THEM CAUSING BLEEDING, PAIN AND A LACERATION.
WHILE MOVING AROUND THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, THIS EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT ARM NEAR HIS ELBOW ONA STRAP THAT HOLDS BUNDLES OF ROOF BOLTS TOGETHER.
HE WAS REPOSITIONING HIMSELF UNDERNEATH THE ROOF BOLTER CANOPY WHEN HE BUMPED HIS BACK NEAR BASE OF HIS NECK ON CANOPY. HE FINISHED TH ESHIFT AND WORKED TILL 9 ON 10-18-94 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN T O MD COMPLAINIGN OF PAIN IN HIS NECKAND SHOLDER.
EE WAS DRAGGING AN ACYLENE CYLINDER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, THIS EE STARTED THE ROTATION ON THE BOLT BEFORE PLATE WAS AGAINST MINE ROOF AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK WAS THROWN OFF THE PLATE, STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH AND KNOCKED OUT HIS FRONT TOOTH.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON 6" WATERLINE AND FELL HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS LIFTING PLANETARY OUT OF MANTRIP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
HE WS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHNE HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRATATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MAN-TRIP WHEN IT DE-RAILED NAD HIT THE RIB JOLTING HIM AND CAUSING A HEADACHE. HE COTNINUED WORKING TIL 9-11-94 WHEN HE WA STAKEN TO MD.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN A MANTRIP WHEN SOMEONE THREW A GREASE RAG INTO THE TRIP GETTING GREASE AND GRIT INTO HIS EYES CAUSING REDNESS AND IRRITATION.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH A STACK OF ROOF BOLT STRAPS OVER ON THE SCOOP BATTERIES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP WHEN THE REMOTE LINE CAUGHT ONE OF THE MOTOR LIDS & FLIPPED IT OVER CATCHING HIS L HAND & BRUISING IT
ON 8-9-94, THEY WERE PULLING THE MINER CABLE WITH HIS MBC. THE BAR THEY HAD STUCK BEHIND THE SEAT SLIPPED AND THE ROPE TIEDED TO THE BAR. HIT HIM UPSIDE THE HEAD. HE WORKED TIL 10-10-94 WHEN H E WENT TO MD COMPLAINING OF HEAD ACHES ASSOCIATEWITH ACCIDENT .
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE RAILS ON THE FORK LIFT BOOM WHEN HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING A BURNINGT SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE IN HIS HAND AND MASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN MINE ROOF AND DRILL STEEL CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING THE CONVEROR CHAIN ON THE CONTINOUS MINER WHEN HE STRUCK THE CHAIN WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE BROKE OFF THE CHAIN AND EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING A SMALL CUT AND DI SCOMFORT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE WHEN HE FAILED TO DUCK DOWN FOR AN OVERHEAD OVSTRUCTION WHERE TRACK GOES UNDERNEATH BELT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GUARD, CAUSING CUTS TO HIS FACE AND NECK PA IN.
COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS. RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF A SETTLEMENT ON THIS CASE IN MY OFFICE ON 7-15-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE GOT HIS FOOT UNDERNEATH A ROCK ABOUT 8" LONG AND 1/2" THICK LYING ON THE BOTOTM. HE LOWERED THE DRILL BOOM ONTO THE ROCK CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.
COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONISOSIS RECEIVED NOTIFACATION OF A SETTLEMENT ON THIS CASE IN MY OFFICE ON 6-22-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE NEAR A HEAD DRIVE WHEN A MAN TRIP CAME ALONG & HIT A TOOL BOX THAT HIT A LARGER TOOL BOX & THEN CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN LARGE TOOL BOX & BELT STRUCTURE BREAKIN G IT
AS EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING OUT A ROOF BOLT FOR FINAL STEP OF INSTALLATION HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.
AS HE WAS STARTING THE ROTATION ON THE ROOF BOLTER THE DRILL STEEL CAME OFF THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE L ARM. CAUSING BRUISING AND A SMALL CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON AN OPEN MANTRIP WHEN HE HIT HIS KNEE INTO THE TOP CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING.
EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN INTO THE CANOPY AND HURT HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A ROCK PINCHED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINES TIRE & STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREARM CAUSING SWELLING & DISCOLOR ATION
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CANOPY JACK OFF HTE SCOOP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED WORKING TIL 5-6-94 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO DR.
EMPLOYEE IS EXPERIENCING PAIN FROM AN INJURY DATED 04-18-94 HE FELL ONTO THE DRILL POT WHILE TRYING TO BEND A ROOF BOLT & INJURED HIS RIBS HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 04-20-94 & CONTINUED WORKING T ILL 04-28-94WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 5' ROOF BOLTS IN #4 HDG. WHEN HE PUT BOLT IN HOLE HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT OUT FOR INSERTION. THE BOLT TWISTED AROUND AND HE FELL INTO THE DRILL POT, INJURING H IS RIBS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BOLTS IN TAIL PIECE/STRUCTURE WHEN HE RAKED HIS HAND AGAINST A SPLICE AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL STUCK IN THE BACK OF HIS THUMB ABOUT 1" LONG AND 1/126" WIDE.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE CONTINUOUS MINER BY REMOTE CONTROL. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING PAIN IN NECK. ROCK MEASURED 6' X 2 1/2' X 3".
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 5' RESIN BOLTS. WHEN HE BENT THE BOLTS BACK STRAIGHT TO COMPLETE INSTALLATION HE EXPERIENCE DPAIN IN HIS SHOULDERAND NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP & HIT HIS BACK. HE HAD A SCRATCH & PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WATER LINE UP THE ENTRY TO WET DOWN THE ROADWAYS WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER THE OTHER END OF THE WATER LINE CAUSING HIM TO OVEREXTEND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS CUTTING SCREEN WIRE WITH A KNIFE WHEN A PIECE OF THE SCREEN WIRE GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM A MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR MBC WHEN HE MASHED HIS RIGHT FINGER BETWEEN MBC AND ROCK.
COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONOSIS-RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONOF A SETTLEMENT ON THIS CASE IN MY OFFICE ON 2-16-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BATTERY CHARGER INTO PLACE IN THE MOTOR BARN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT BUT CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 03-01-94 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO MD.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A HYDRALIC HOSE BUSTED ON ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND SPRAYED HYDRALIC FLUID INTO HIS EYE WORKED TILL 2-9-94 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO MD COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN LEFT EYE.
WHILE DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE OPERATOR MOVED MACHINE & BROKE DRILL STEEL IN HOLE INJURING HELPERS HAND ON OFF SIDE.
MINER DECK WAS ON THE MINER CABLE. AS EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAIL ROAD JACK TO LIFT DECK UP, THE BARS FLEW OUT HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT JAW. CAUSING LACERATIONS & PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO A SCOOP WHEN HE FELL ON AN OLD SHUTTLE CAR MOTOR LOCATED AT THE END OF THE TRACK INJURIN GHIS RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A CABLE. WHEN HE STRUCK THE CRIMPERS WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO R THIGH. HE WORKED TIL 12-30-93 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO MD.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING ACAR ANCHOR. WHEN HE SWUNG HIS AXE HE MISSED THE ANCHORS AND OVER EXTENDED HIS WRIST AND FELT A POP AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTYING THE TRASH CAN AND SLIPPED OFF THE LAST STEP INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO FRY A RAIL INTO POSITION. THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK AND CHEST.
COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A DECISION ON THIS CASE IN MY OFFICE ON 09-27-93
COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A DECISION ON THIS CASE IN MY OFFICE ON 09-27-93
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYE EWAS STARTING A HOLE WITH THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF THE BIT BROKE OFF AND GOT INTO HIS EYE. IRRATATION AND REDNESS AS A RESULT.
EE WAS LOADING RAILS ON A FLAT CAR WHEN ONE SLID HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE KNEE CAP CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING.
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