MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1513918). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING THE CABLE FROM THE CONTINOUOS MINER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON ROCK.
EE WAS RETREIVING A CHAIN FROM THE #3 ENTRY 2 BREAKS AWAY FROM PRESENT LOCATION. HE PULLED UP THE CHAIN & INJURED HIS BACK.
WORKING ON NO 1 LEFT DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR.ROCK 4\\ THICK X 3\WIDE X 5\LONG FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS TRAPPING EMPL AGAINST MINE FLOOR AND SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR.
BOLTING TOP IN NO 4 ENTRY FACE AREA.HOLDING HALFHEADER UP FOR BOLT AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE BACK AS THE MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF FACE AREA. AS HE PULLED THE CABLE HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EMP WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO ROOF BOLTER EVIDENTLY AS HE WAS LIFTING SUPPLIES HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS IN PANEL BOARD ON MINER. IT WAS ABOUT 20 OUT OF FACE IN #3 ENTRY. AS HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS A PIECCE OF DRAW ROCK ABOUT 3\X4\X3" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STR IKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG, POSSIBLY BREAKING HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING ON THE RIGHT DRIVE BUGGY TO COME FROM THE DUMP SO HE COULD TAKE THE LEFT DRIVE HUGGS WHICH HE WAS OPERATING TO THE DUMP HIS HAND WAS RESTING ON THE BOTTOM OUTER EDGE OF T HE OPERATING DECK CEINDER A ROCK FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE SLATE TOP HAD SEPERATED FROM THE SANDSTONE WHICH CAUSED THE INTERSECTION APPROX 30FT LONG 30FT WIDE 2 LEVELS IN BY LITTLE THE MINE OPENING ON THE LEFT ENTRY APPROX 5FT THICK TO FALL DURING THE WEEKEND THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED SUNDAY NIGHT BY U 3RD SHIFT FORMAN
OUR SPACE MINER WAS PARKED DOWN THE RETURN 4 CROSSCUTS OUTBY FACXE ON FRIDAY 7-8-83. WHEN WORK RESUMED ON MONDAY MORNING THE SEC. FOREMAN FOUND THAT THE INTERSECTION WHERE IT WAS PARKED HAD FE LL IN 5 TO 6 FT THICK COVERING MINER FROM THE CONTROLS TO THE RIPPER HEAD. THE FALL WAS 30 FT LONG & 20 FT WIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF ROADWAY APPROX. 2\X2\X6" AS HE LIFTED ROCK HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL WHICH RESULTED IN A BACK INJURY.
THE FALL LOOKED LIKE A SLIPPAGE IN ROOF & LOOKED A LOT LIKE A HORSE BACK TEST DRILL HOLES WHERE DRILLED 6 FT-4 FT BOLTS WERE INSTALLED NO CRACKS WERE DETECTED WHILE DRILLING TEST HOLES.
WET & SOFT TOP WITH A RIDER SEAM 9 TO 10\ ABOVE COAL BAD WAS CAUSE OF FALL. SEC. WAS PULLED BACK 3 TURNED AROUND TO THE RIGHT OUTBY BAD TOP.
THE FALL LOOKED LIKE A HORSEBACK WHILE INSTALLING 4 FT BOLTS & DRILLING 6 FT TEST HOLE\S DID NOT DETECT ANY FAULT IT TOP.