MSHA record for Mine #3 (mine ID 1516001). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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MAN WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTER INSTALLING ROOF SUPPORT STRAP AS MAN WAS BOLTING ONE END OF STRAP INTO PLACE THE BOLT PLATE APPARENTLY CAUGHT EDGE OF STRAP CAUSING IT TO SPIN & STRIKING MAN ON TH E SIDE OF HIS HEAD CAUSING INJURY TO EAR
FRONT WHEEL ON SCOOP HIT A BLOCK OF COAL CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN THUS STRAINING MANS FINGER WHEN IT WAS HIT BY STEERING WHEEL KNOB
MAN WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND HIT SA HOLE I T HE ROADWAY. HE WAS BOUNCED UP AND CAME DOWN ON HIS RT.SHOULDER BLADE WHICH HIT AGAINST SCOOP DECK.
A ROCK BECAME LODGED IN THE TAILPIECE AT THE BELT LINE DUMP POINT. SUBJECT MAN TRIED TO DISLODGE THE ROCK WITH HIS HAND. HE PUT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND PART OF THE TAILPIECE METAL FRAM E. WHEN THE ROCK MOVED IT PINNED HIS HAND THUS CAUSING THE INJURY.
TIME AND LOCATI2N CANT BE DETERMINED. MAN STOPPED WORK DUE TO IRRITATION IN EYE. A METAL FRAGMENT WAS LATER REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. IF INJURY WAS WORK RELATED IT C AN BE ASSUMED THAT OPERATORS FAILURE TO WEA9 HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT ALL TIMES LED TO INJURY
AFTER SETTING J5CK OPERATOR ALLOWED HIS FOOT TO BE UNDER OR NEAR THE FRAME. JACK APPARENTLY LEAKED-OFF CAUSING FRAME TO HIT MANS ANKLE