AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE 1 ENTRY 6 CROSS CUTS INBY PORTAL WHICH MEASURED 20X20X7 IT HAS BEEN DANGER OFF AND CLEAN UP PCAN POSTER.
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MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1515224). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 26
- Years on record
- 1986–1991
- Latest incident
- Aug 1991
Reportable incidents
26 on file1991 · 3 incidents
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2 ENTRY IT MEASURE 20X65X5 IT HAS BEEN TIMBEDED CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.
INJURED WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1990 · 2 incidents
INJ WAS BEATING ON PIECE OF METAL WITH HAMMER WHEN CHIP BROKE OFF AND PENETRATED LT LEG.
RF FALL OCC AT 26 CROSS CUT ON BELT LINE IN 2 ENTRY IT MEASURED 20 20 6.
1989 · 3 incidents
INJURED WAS UNLOADING A BUNDLE OF STRAPS OFF A FLAT CAR USING A PRY BAR THE BAR KICKED BACK ON HIM STRIKING HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD
IN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY ON 012 SECT FALL MEA SURES 20FTX1 50FTX10FT FALL HAS BEEN TIMBERED & DANGERED OFF I T WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP NO ONE INJURED OR ANY EQUIPMENT CAUGHT FALL OCCURED STARTING AT 30CROSSCUT & ESTENDING TO 27TH CROSSCUT
INJURED WAS MUCKING BELT AND AS HE STOOD UP AND TURNED TO WALK AWAY, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS KNEE.
1988 · 2 incidents
INJ. WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD AND HE HIT HIS BACK AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR.
INJURED WAS LOADING ROCK DUST WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE FELL HIS RT FOOT WAS BETWEEN 2 BAGS OF ROCK DUST AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HE FELL
1987 · 6 incidents
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 012 SECTION OF THIS MINE THE FALL MEASURED 30 FT X 20 FT X 6 FT AND COVERED A CONT MINER THE MINER WAS RECOVERED AT 5 PM 12-8-87 THE AREA TIMBERED AND DA NGERED OFF 3
INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON BELT LINE WHEN HE TURNED & AS HE DID HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 001-W-OVER THE WEEKEND-THE LOCATION IS 4TH CROSS CUT BETWEEN #4 & 5 AND #3 ENTRY-THE SIZE OF THE FALL IN CROSS CUT 20X10X3-#3 ENTRY 12X10X30.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROCK FALL OCCURRED DURING THE WEEKEND IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE AMIN INTAKE.THE FALL MEASURED 20' WIDE,80'LONG AND 3-4' IN THICKNESS.THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER FALL IN THE 9TH CROSSC UT IN THE #4 E3TRY AT THE FACE APPROX. 20'X20'X7'.THIS OCCURRED IN AN AREA APPROX. 200' FROM CUTTING OUTSIDE- APPEARS TO BE BY FAULT.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 011 SECTION AT THE 73 CROSS CUT, APPROX. 10' HIGH. THEWAS DUE TO AN APPARENT FAULT THAT RUNS THEN THE MOUNTAIN AT THAT POINT.
INJURED WAS INS7ALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE REACHED UP TO HOLD A STEEL STRAP IN PLACE & HIS BACK POPPED OUT OF PLACE.
1986 · 10 incidents
INJURED WAS STR5IGHTENING A BOLT T O PUT IN HOLE WHEN THE BELT TWISTED PULLING MUSCLES IN HIS NECK & BACK
INJURED WAS TRA4MING HIS BRIDGE WHEN HE TOOK HOLD OF THE POWER CABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY & THE CABLE HAS AN EXPOSED POWER LEAD.
INJURED WAS REM2VING ROOF BOLTS FROM BOLT MACHINE WHEN OPER.MOVE MACHINE OVER HIS FOOT.
UNINTENTIONAL F5LL OF ROOF IN THE 22 CROSSCUT ON #11 SECTION PANEL FALL WAS 8 FT HIGH 20 FT WIDE 30 FT LONG
AN UNINTENTIONA5 FALL OF ROOF IN THE 23 X-CUT ON #11 SECTION PANEL FALL WAS 8 FT HIGH 20 FT WIDE AND 20 FT LONG TIME OF FALL UNKNOWN FALL OCCURRED OVER WEEKEND BETWEEN 5-16 & 5-19-86
INJURED WAS HEL1ING TO LAY STEEL RAILS WHEN HIS PARTNER THREW A RAIL OFF & HIT HIM ON THE FOOR (RT)
AN ACCIDENTAL R2OF FALL IN 2L BK X-CUT AT THE 14TH X-CUT & A FALL AT THE 163 X-CUT IN 3RT X-CCUT ON THE 163. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO A CRACK INT Q THE ROOF AT 5' NOW USING 6' RESIN BOLTS.
INJURED WAS HEL1ING TURN THE HEAD ON A CONT.MINER WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK
ON 2 12 THERE W5S AN UNINTENT ROOF FALL IN 3 RT BK AND 4 RT BK AT THE FACE OF SECTION THESE FALLS MEASURED 10X20X4 ON 2 18 ANOTHER FALL OCCURED IN 2 LT BK CAUSE OF THESE FALLS IS A ROLL IN T THE SANDSTONE W2ICH HAS SLICK SLATE IN CONTAINED IN THE ROLL THIS ROLL RUNS DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE SECT WHICH IS CONSISTENT AND FALLS
ROOF FALL IN IN7AKE ENTRY DURING VACATION. LOCATION IN 37 X-CUT IN #4 ENTRY 20'X20'X5".
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