VICTIM ENTERED A VERTICAL SHAFT THAT WAS BEING USED AS A WATER SUMP. SHAFT WAS 90\ DEEP 7\ 3" IN DIAMETER, CONTAINING 28\ OF WATER VICTIM WAS APPROX 15\ - 20\ DOWN THE LADDER,. WHEN HE APPAREN TLY LOST CONCIOUSNESS DUE TO A LACK OF OXYGEN AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT
K & R No 1 (Strip) Coal
MSHA record for K & R No 1 (Strip) (mine ID 3303673). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 23
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Apr 1988
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
22 on file (excluding fatalities above)1988 · 3 incidents
LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND GOT BETWEEN DRIVE BELT AND PULLY WHEN REMOVING BELT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SPRAY BARS OUT OF REJECT AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND AGAINST BUCKET OF BOBCAT.
ROCK CAME OFF O0 HIGHWALL THROUGH THE CAB WINDOW & HIT THE OPERATOR ON THE HAND & LEG
1987 · 7 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 PULLING ON 9 SUITION HOSE FOR A POND PUMP AND STRAINED HIS BACK. HE ALSO STRAINED BACK MOVING A STEEL PLATE AFTER THE SUCTION HOSE INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A WATER HOSE, SLIPPED AND HIT HISKNEE ON A ROCK.
THE EMPLOYEE SL3PPED ON THE STEPS TO CR-7 AND HIT HIS LET SHOULDER AND HEAD ON THE STEPS.
THE OPERATOR WA8 BOARDING THE FRONT SHOVEL AND SLIPPED. HIS RT HAND HIT THE TRACK GROUSERS
EMPL OPERATING 0RONT SHOVEL MOVING HARD OVERBURDEN.EMPL GLANCED TO THE REA.FRONT SHOVEL WAS JARRED AND EMPL FELT SOMETHING SLIP IN HIS BACK.THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY IS NOT YET KNOWN.
EMPLOYEE FELL T2RU A SECTION OF CATWALK WHILE CHANGING A DRYER SCREEN HE FELL APPROX.8FT THE CATWALK WAS RUSTY ALONG THE SEAM & THE EMPLOYEES WEIGHT BROKE THRU IT
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A BULLDOZER. DIGGING A GAS LINE OUT, UPA HILL ON FROZEN GROUND. THE BULLDOZER BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HILL. THE OPERATOR JUMPED OFF AND SLIPPED ON FROZEN GROUND ANDLANDED ON R3GHT ARM.
1985 · 7 incidents
FRONT END LOADE9 OPERATOR WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF HIS LOADER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND.
I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE REMOVING A SHAFT FROM A RATCHET ASSEMBLY USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO IMPACT A SMALLER SLEDGE HAMMER PLACED AGAINST THE SHAFT UPON IMPACT THE HEAD OF THE SMALLER SNAPPED OFF AND BOUNCED UP STRIKING I.NAME IN THE MOUTH AND HAD 2 TEETH KNOCKED OUT AND 2 MORE BROKEN OFF
A LARGE ROCK SLID FROM A SPOIL PILE AND STRUCK THE VICTIM KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. THE VICTIM SUSTAINED BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AND HAND. PER CALL 4-9-85 EMPLOYEE AND SUPERVISOR WERE STANDING IN A HOLE CLEANDING OUT DIRT WITH SHOVEL TO CLEAN END OF 6" PIPE.
I NAME WAS OPERATING A 50 TON EUCLID ROCK TRUCK DESCENDING THE HAUL ROAD THE TRUCK HIT A BUMP AND THREW HIM UP IN THE SEAT TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK OPERATOR STATES HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT
PREP PLANT LABORER OPENED REFUELING CAP ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A NON BURNING SALAMANDER HEATER.FLAME SHOT FROM REFUELING HOLE AND BURNED RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.
I.NAME AN OPERATING ENGINEER WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE AN AEROSOL SPRAY CAN OF DEGREASER HE HAD THE NOZZLE TURNED BACKWARDS & DEGREASER WAS DISCHARGED INTO HIS RT EYE ADVISED THAT THE NOZZLE WAS DEFECTIVE OPERATOR SUFFERED CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE RIGHT EYE
I.NAME A LABORER WAS LIGHTING A SALAMANDER HEATER & RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON INDEX MIDDLE & RING FINGERS OF HIS RT HAND HEATER WAS BEING LIT WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER INSTEAD OF A WAND
1984 · 4 incidents
OPERATING ENGINEER I.NAME WAS BACKING DOZER OVER SOME SHOT MATERIAL WHEN A SUDDEN JAR TO THE MACHINE CAUSED HIM TO TWIST THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK I.NAME SUSTAINED PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK NEAR HIS TAILBONE
EMPLOYEE I NAME WAS REFUELING A BULLDOZER SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE TRACK PADS. BADLY BRUISED BOTH KNEES.
MAN WAS WORKING AT PREPARTATION PLANT SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET CONCRETE FLOOR MAN BROKE THE FIRST FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
OPERATOR WILL BEADNELL WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF BULLDOZER #10 WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE PUSHARM TO THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE
1983 · 1 incident
SUBJECT EE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF A CAT 988B FRONT END LOADER FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF LADDER & SUBJECT FELL APPROX 6\ TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS NECK & RIGHT SHOULDER.
The full compliance file on K & R No 1 (Strip)
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