MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 1302135). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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AS A RESULT OF 3 SLIP OR FAULTY APPROX. AND THE RESULTING LACK OF CONTINUITY IN THE ROOF STRATE A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN #2 ENTRY. THE ROOF WAS WORKING PRIOR TO THE FALL AND ALL MEN & EQUIPM ENT WERE AWAY F9OM THE AREA. TIMBER WERE DELIVERED TO THE AREA BUTNOT WITH SUFFICIANT TIME TO BE SAFETY INSTALLED. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 16'X100'& 0-6' THICK.
FALL OF ROOF 15320X3 IN NO 3 ENTRY AT NO 3 X CUT
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING SHOOTER WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE APPROX. 100 POUNDS FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK AND SHOULDER.
SHOVELING COAL 0ROM UNDER BELTDRIVE AND STRUCK LARGE PIECE OF SLATE OR COAL AND JAMMED HIS ARM.
EMP APPARENTLY 8TEPPED ON A ROCK OR PIECE OF SLATE AND STRAINED LIGAMENTS IN HIS FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING PULL TWO ENDS OF A 36IN BELT LINE TOGETHER PRIOR TO MAKING A SPLICE HE SOMEHOW STRAINED HIMSELF WHILE DOING THIS
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A STEEL DOOR ON A COAL HANDLING CHUTE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED AT AN INT ERSECTION OF #6 ENTRY IT WAS APPROX30FTX60FT(4INTHICK)& COVERED A SHUTTLE CAR & TAIL OF LOADING MACHINE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS TRAPPED IN CANOPY & LOADING MACH INE OPERATOR & 9OOF BOLT ER OPERATOR HAD TO REMAIN WITH THEIR MACHINERY UNTIL A ROUTE FOR ESCAPE COULD BE PROVIDED THERE WERE NO INJURIES & ONLY MINER EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
EMPL RESTING AR4 ON CANOPY NEAR TRAILING CABLE.DAMAGED OR DEFECTIVE SPLICE FIRED AND BURN EMPL ON LEFT ARM.
APPARENTLY WHIL9 ASSISTING ANOTHER MINER LIFTING A CROSSBAR, THE CROSSBAR STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN BACK. EXACT CONDITION ARE UNCERTAIN SINCE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT FULLY AWARE OF SITUATION UNTIL THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRAU9Y.
CUTTING MACHINE3OPERATOR LEFT FACE AREA OF #1 ENTRY AFTER NOTIFICATION BY SHOTFIRER THAT HE WAS GOING TO SHOOT IN X-CUT TO THE RIGHT OF #1 ENTRY.AFTER SHOT, CUTTER OPERATOR AND MECHANIC WERE WALKING BACK TO3CUTTER AND OBSERVED SLATE FALLING ON CUTTING MACHINE.FALL CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH SMALL PIECES CONTINUING TO FALL FROM ROOF.
A GEOLOGIC DIST6RBANCE(FAULT OR SLIP) LEFT VERTICAL CRACKS IN THE RROF AND CREATED AN AREA OF ROOF LACKING IN INTEGRITY. SMALL PIECES OF SLATE BEGAN FALLING FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND WOR KED ITS WAY WAY3HIGHER UNTIL THE ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE ZONE FELL. FALL WAS FROM FACE OF #3 ENTRY AND OUTBY APPROXIMATELY 60'9
EMP WAS NOT WAT7HING WHER HE WAS GOING AND RAISED HIS HEAD INTO A CROSSBAR WHILE RIDING OUT OF THE MINE ON THE BELT
I.NAME WALKING 7OWARD FACE AREA WHEN PIECE OF SLATE 3'7'' X 6'9'' X 3-9''THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS.
MOVING CABLE OU7 OF SHUTTLE CAR ROADWAY WHEN IT SHORTED.