HE WAS A FOREMA3 AND HE WAS GOING TO MOVE THE WILCOX ROOF BOLTER FROM #2 TO #1 AND HE WAS APPARENTLY RIDING THE ROOF BOLTER AT THE CONTROLS WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER WENT OVER A HUMP AND HIS KNEE HIT THE ROTATIO3 AND UP-PRESSURE AND IT CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLTER
Mine #3 Coal
MSHA record for Mine #3 (mine ID 4002880). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Feb 1986
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
4 on file (excluding fatalities above)1986 · 1 incident
CARRYING A CAN 2F OIL DOWN HILL SLIPPED ON ICE.
1985 · 3 incidents
HE WAS SPLITING3A SHUTTLE CAR, CABLE, HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND.
REMOVING SAFTEY3JACKS OFF OF ROOF BOLTER AND CAP COAL FEEL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND MASHED HIS LEFT WRIST.
LOSING BOLTS BO5T SNAPPED AND HELPER FELL ON ANOTHER EMPLOYEES KNEE.
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A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.