AN UNSTABLE AREA ADJOINING A PREVIOUS FALL COLLAPSED & FELL FOR APPROX 602X20FTWX10FTHIGH NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONELL WERE INJURED
No 3 Mine Coal
MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 4406585). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1990–1993
- Latest incident
- Jan 1993
Reportable incidents
11 on file1993 · 2 incidents
THE FALL WAS FOUND AT APPROX 6:30 AM BY THE PRE-SHIFT MINE EXAMINER. THIS AREA HAD BEEN DETERMINED TO BE UNSTABLE ON 1-4-93. THE AREA HA DBEEN DANGERED OFF SINCE THAT TIME. THERE WAS NO PHYS ICAL INJURY LOSS OF EQUIPMENT OR DISRUPTION OF VENTILATION. DESIGNATED ESCAPEWAYS WERE NOT AFFECTED.
1992 · 2 incidents
EMPLLYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RAISE MINER OFF THE BOTTOM TO WORK ON THE PAD BY PLACING A CRIB BLOCK UNDER THE CUTTER HEAD & LOWERING THE HEAD THE CUTTER HEAD THEN CREPPED OFF THE BLOCK STRIKING T HE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF DRILL, NOT PAYING ATTENTION, AND LOWERED DRILL HOOD ONTO HIS FOOT.
1991 · 6 incidents
EMPL OPERATING ROOF BOLTER.WHILE LOWERING DRILL HEAD TO DRILL NEXT HOLE,PLACED FOOT IN POSITION AND CAUGHT IT MASHING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING DRILLHEAD ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL DRILL STEEL CAUGHT IN THE DRILL BOOM THE OPPOSITE END OF THE DRILL STEEL STRUCK HIM IN THE THIGH CAUSING A BRUISE
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FROM #1 TO #3 ENTRY COVERING UP IN THE CONTINUUS MINER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON MINER SITTING AGAINST COAL RIB WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF RIB WITH ROCK IN IT FELL OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHENHE STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.
RAN OVER OBJECT
1990 · 1 incident
TO BAD DUE TO FRACT ACROSS BREAK 150'L 18 W 4-10' THICK
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