MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4403406). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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REPLACING HYDRAULIC PUMP ON SCOOP. HAD REMOVED COUPLING FROM PUMP, WAS LOOSENING VISE TO REMOVE THE PUMP. PUMP BEGAN TO SLIP, THE INJURED PLACED HIS HAND UNDER THE PUMP TO CATCH IT. THE PUMP F ELL INTO THE VISE CATCHING THE INJURED\S FINGER AGAINST THE VISE.
THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MOVE THE 2 JACK UP AFTER MEASURING THE DISTANCE FOR PERMANENT SUPPORT INSTALLATION. THE 2 JACK WAS PLACED WHERE THE ROOF BOLT NEEDED TO BE. UPON MOVING THE 2 JACK, A SL AB OF ROCK CAME DOWN RIDING OUT THE 6 JACK AS IT FELL. THE SLAB OF ROCK 16 LONG 6 WIDE AND 0T IN THICK FELL FROM THE FACE BACK PAST THE 2 JACK AS IT FELL IT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS CLEANING THE ROADWAY OUTBY THE MOTOR BARN. THE COAL AND DIRT THAT WAS BEING CLEANED UP WAS COVERING/HIDING THE PIECE OF PIPE. THE PIPE, WHICH WAS ONE INCH BY TWENTY FEET APPROX., W AS FOULED ON ONE END. AS THE SCOOP PUSHED THE COAL AND DIRT, THE PIPE BEGAN TO GET TENSION ON IT. THE PIPE SPRUNG UP OVER THE SCOOP, STRIKING INJURED ACROSS THE NOSE.
ROCK FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO 2 ENTRY INTAKE, FROM ONE BREAK INBY SS. 58 TO THE NEXT X-CUT WHICH IS ONE X-CUT OUTBY SS. 59 FOR A DISTANCE OF EPPROX 40\L X 20\W X 3\-5\ HIGH. FALL FELL BET W EE N THE BLOCKS OF COAL FROM RIB TO RIB
EMPLOYEE DETECTED LOOSE COAL AND ROCK IN #3 HEADING ON LEFT RIB, WHICH WAS LAYING IN A V SHAPE HE GOT A SLATE BAR AND WAS PULLING THE LOOSE COAL AND ROCK. HE SAW IT START TO GIVE AND HE TURNED TO RUN THE ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEG AS HE TURNED TO RUN. ROCK WAS APPROX 3\ LONG 8" WIDE (D 4" THICK
..SEVERAL CONDITIONS MAY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS-COLD AND CLAY CAUSING ROOF TO WORK.AGE OF EXISTING ROOF SUPPORT AND A 4\ X 5\ BOLT PATTERN.PILLAR RECOVERY OPERATION TWO BREAKS AWAY CAU SING VIBRATIONS AND CHANGING PILLAR AND STRESS LINES.