EMPL WAS BINDING 8' PIPE ON TRAILERM THREW CHAIN ACROSS PIPE WHEN CAHIN WIPELAHSED AND STRUCK HIM ON L CHEEK AND EYE AREA
Moss No 4a Coal
MSHA record for Moss No 4a (mine ID 4404817). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 45
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Dec 1988
Reportable incidents
45 on file1988 · 16 incidents
2 EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE,1 ON EQCH SIDE OF BELT.EMPLOYEE DROPPED STRUCTURE STRIKINMG MINER ON TOP OF FOOT.
DROPPING HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HEAD AND CANOPY POST
DRIVING A BROKE BOLT OUT OF MINER ARM, PIECE OF BOLT BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO ARM.
WHILE MINING THE FIRST CUT IN #2 PILLAR OF THE PARALLEL (003)SECTION A ROCK FALL FELL APPROXIMATELY 3' THICK 10' CATCHING THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
EMPLOYEE MOVED SHUTTLE CAR WAS WALKING BACK TO SCOOP AND HIT BELT HANGER PLATE WITH HEAD PIERCING HARD HAT AND LACERATING SCALP
EMP. WAS SERVICING MI NER BUMPED LEFT KNEE AGAINST ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BETWEEN SCOOP & BREAKER TIMBERS SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED SCOOP TO REAISE BUCKET SCOOP MOVED TOWARD BREAKER TIMBERS CATCHING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN TIMBERS & SCOOP
FINISHED ROOF BOLTING PLACE STARTED TO GET IN OPR.DECK TO TRAM PINNER TO NEXT PLACE BEFORE HE GOT IN DECK A ROCK FELL FROM TOP BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT HIM ON HEAD & LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE MINER AND RAN INTO BROUGH WITH HEAD AND STOVED NECK
MINER WAS OPENING THE TOOL BOXES AND STEPPED IN A HOLE
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM MANTRIP TO BOLTER T RIPPED OVER MINER CABLE & HURT HAND
MINER WAS INSTALLING CAT CHAIN ON MINER,WHILE SLIDING CAT CHAIN UNDER MINER WITH SLATE BAR,STRAINED HIS ABDOMEN.
PRYING ON TAKE UP AND BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN MINER FRAME AND BAR
OPERATING MANTRIP JEEP POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY THE JEEP WAS WET DUE TO RAINING OUTSIDE MINER PUT POLE BACK ON TROLLEY & RECEIVED SEVERE SHOCK
WAS LEAVING MINE SITE IN VEHICLE, WHEN THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN ROUTE TO MINE SITE.
1987 · 9 incidents
KNOCKING BROKEN3BITS OUT OF MINER WITH CHISEL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF CHISEL AND WENT INTO EMPL FINGER.
HOLDING 12'ROOF3BOLTER UP WHILE OTHER OPERATOR SWINGING HEAD OVER UNDER BOLT TO PUSH IT UP IN HOLE.CANOPY CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN IT AND BOLT.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1 ENTRY OF 1 RT. OFF NORTH MAINS THE FALL WAS 15 FT WIDE 70 LONG 10 THICK MUDSEAM WORE PRESENT ON BOTH RIBS THE SLIP HAD BEAN SEAMS WEARS PRESENT ON BOTH RIBS THE 8LIP HAD BEAN DEFECTED TIMBERED AND DINAGERED OFF PRIOR TO FALL.
SWINGING ROOF B2LTER HEAD OVER TO RIB HOLE AND CUAGHT HIM AGAINST LOOSE COAL NEAR RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS PA9KING BUGGY IN CROSSCUT IT CAUGHT AN AIR LINE WHICH CAME LOOSE HITTING HIM ACROSS THE FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE HOLDING BOLT IN HIS HAND AND PUSHING IT UP WITH PINNER HEAD AND CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST TOP BETWEEN BOLT PLATE AND ROOF.
TURNING TROLLEY3POLE ON JEEP TURNING POLE ON JEEP IN LOW TOP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO REACH OUT & PULL DOWN IN A AWKWARD POSITION
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING CABLE WHEN BOLTER OPERATOR MOVED BOLTER AROUND AND CAUGHT HSIS LEG WITH THE END OF THE T-BAR AND DRAGGED HIM APPROX. 15 FEET. CLOSE CLEARANCE.
MOVING MINER CA6LE EMPL STRAINED BACK.
1986 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING SUPPLIES ONTO SCOOP WHILE CARRYING TWO DUNDLE OF WEDGES HE BENT OVER TO PASS UNDER TROLLEY WIRE AT THIS ACTION HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHICH MAYBE A STRAINED MUSCLE.
1985 · 4 incidents
ROCK FALL ON HEAD OF MINER THROWING MINER OPERATORS HEAD INTO CANOPY OF MINER
SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPL ON BACK AND CAUSING HIM TO BUMP KNEE ON ROOF BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP BELT TOOL AND HURT BACK
DRILLING IN ROOF WHEN ROCK FELL STRIKING CANOPY AND BOLTER HEAD. SMALL PIECE OF ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM AND LEFT LEG BRUISING LEG AND CHIPPING BONE IN KNEE.
1984 · 5 incidents
STARTED TO GET OUT OF SCOOP. RUPTURE.
EMPLOYE HAD STARTED TO GET DOWN OFF R.R. CAR WHEN A RUNAWAY RR CAR STRUCK THE CAR HE WAS ON THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET FLOOR IN BATHHOUSE AND KNOCKED WATER COOLER OVER ON RIGHT LEG.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS HELPING PUT UP A CURTAIN BOARD WITH A DOUBLE-HEAD ROOFBOLTING MACHINE HE WAS HOLDING ONE END OF THE BOARD IN POSITION WHILE THE OTHER OPERATOR WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN THE OTHER END. THE BOARD SPRANG UP STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE STOMACH CAUSING A RUPTURE THE RUPTURE IS BEING REMOVED BY SURGERY
LIFTING A BARREL OF OIL
1983 · 10 incidents
RUST PARTICLES GOT IN EE EYES WHILE PUMPING COAL FROM S/C INTO FEEDER.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELT & HURT BACK.
BENDING ROOF BOLTS AND STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING HOIST CHAIN TO R.R.CAR & CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN R.R.CAR & HOIST HOOK AS HOIST TIGHTENED UP CHAIN
INJURED PERSON WAS ROOF BOLTER IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE. WHILE HE WAS STARTED A HOLE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OUT AROUND HIS DRILL STEEL AND FELL HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE. BRUISING IT. HIS CANOPY & T BAR WORE IN PLACE.
EMP WAS AT SUPPLY CAR PICKING UP ROOFBOLTS AND LOADING THEM ON SCOOP. HE PICKED UP ONE BUNDLE OF BOLTS -10 BOLTS- TO PUT IN SCOOP WHEN HE PICKED UP BUNDLE OFF SUPPLY CAR HE S TRAINED HIS LOWER BACK HE FINISHED SHIFT BUT HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK
S/C OPR WAS RUNNING CAR HE HIT A HUMP IN BOTTOM THROWING KNEE UP INTO STEERING SECTION
EMPLOYEE REACHED OVER MINER WHILE MINER WAS BEING TRAMMED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER AND ROOF
WHILE CHANGING TRACTION MOTOR ON MINER HE WAS LIFTING WITH A BAR AND SPRAINED HIS BACK
WHILE HELPING MOVE POWER CENTER HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME CAUGHT UNDER CABLE CAR FRACTURING HIS LEFT FOOT
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