MSHA record for Red Dog #3 (mine ID 4405547). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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ROOF BOLTER WAS PARKED ADJACENTY TO LAST ROW OF PERM SUPPORTS.EMPL AND HELPER WERE IN PROCESS OF SETTING TEMP SUPPORTS WHEN ROCK FELL -14\ X 3\ X 20\\THICK INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES.
FALL OCCURRED IN #! INTERSECTION ABOUT 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD # 240. FALL WAS 2 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA. FALL IS ABOUT 60 FT. LONG 12 FT WIDE AND 8 FT. HIGH.
WORKER WAS IN BELT ENTRY AT 2 BELT DRIVE WHEN HE STARTED TO THROW A ROCK ON THE BELT THAT BEEN DISLODGED IN BELT DRIVE. WHEN HE THREW THE ROCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK. RESULT WAS A BR OUSED MUSSEL.
FALL OCCURRED IN FACE OF #4 HEADING IN INTERSECTION. ABBOUT 40' INBY SURVEY STATION #196. FALL WAS ABOUT 15' WIDE, 20' LONG & 1' TO 5' THICK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSEALING ROOF BOLTS UNDER A BROW. EMPLOYEE SET ATRS AGAINST ROOF AND INSTALLED BOLT. AS EMPLOYEE DROPPED ATRS TO INSTALL CENTER BOLT, THE ATRS SYSTEM DISLODGED AN UN-NOTICABLE RO CK, ABOUT 3'X2 1/2' AND 1" TO 6" THICK AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND CAUSING ABRASION TO LEFT EYE.
20 FT LONG 20 FT. WIDE 5 1/2 FT HIGH. RESULTING SLIP.
INJURED KNEE AHD A SWELLING AFFECT WHILE CRALING ON SECTION.
LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BUGGY CABLE AND SHEAVE WHEEL ON REEL TEARING FLESH FROM LAST DIGIT OF FINGER.
ROOF JACK FELL HITTING MAN IN UPPER PART OF BACK.
PART OF INTERSEACTION AND 35 TO 40 OF 4 ENTRY ABOUT 16 WIDE TO 6 TO 9 HIGH.
15 LONG 16 WIDE 6 TO 9 HIGH.
FALL AREA WAS TWO BREAKS FROM FACE ABOUT 50\ LONG 20\ WIDE 6 TO 8\ HIGH. BOLTS BEING USED WAS 6\ AND 8\ CONVENTIONAL BOLTS. THE FALL AREA WAS MASSIVE SLIP WITH FRACTURES RUNNING IS A CROSS SEC TION OF THE STONE.
MINES HAD FINISHED CUTTING A BREAKTHROUGH. BEFORE TEMPORARY SUPPORT COULD BE SET THE TOP STARTED WORKING AND FELL. THE FALL PULLED 3 ROWS OF BOLTED TOP. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 40FT.-50FT LONG, 20 FT. WIDE AND 6FT-8FT. HIGH.
INTERSECTION FALL ASBOVE ROOF BOLTS THE FALL IS ABOUT 35FT LONG 20FT WIDE 8FT TO 10FT HIGH
INTERSECTION FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE ABOUT 8IN ABOUT 18FTX20FTX5FT FALL WAS 2200 FT FROM FACE AREA 6 ENTRY
FALL IS ABOUT 140FTX20FTX4-4 1/2FT UNSTABLE TOP NO LAMINATION OF ROCK
MINER 15CM WAS CAUGHT UNDER FALL TWO JACKS W*ERE BUSTED AND BUMPER WAS BROKE OFF THE FALL WAS ABOUT 40FTX20FTX0-6FT PART OF ROCK FELL ON SC NO DAMAGE
ROCKFALL IN LAST OPEN BREAK IN #4 ENTRY EXTENDING TO FACE FALL IS ABOUT 20\ LONG THICKEST POINT 5\ A COAL SEAM ABOUT 4" THICK WAS ABOVE FALL CONVENTIONAL BOLTS OF 48" TO 8\ WAS BEING USED
INTERSECTION FALL PLUS DOWN THE ENTRY AND TOWARD FACE ABOUT 10 TO 15 FEET OF ENTTRY A SERIES OF SLIPS THAT FELL ABOVE ANCHORS FELL 11 BREAKS FROM FACE IN BELT ENTRY
SERIES OF SLIPS THAT FELL IN #3 RETURN ENTRY 15 BREAKS FROM FACE AREA FELL THE ENTRY LENGTH FROM BREAK THROUGH TO BREAK THROUGH
ROCK FALL IN INTERSECTION ABOUT 1100 FT OUTBY FACE IN #8 ENTRY FALL 20X20X6 FT HIGH.
ROOF BOLTER PARKED ADJACENT TO LAST ROW OF PERM SUPPORTS.OPERATOR AND EMPL WERE IN PROCESS OF SETTING TEMP SUPPORTS WHEN ROCK 14\ X 3\ X 20\\THICK FELL INFLICTIN FATAL INJ TO OPERATOR AND DISA BLING INJURIES TO BACK OF HELPER.
ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY ABOUT 12 FT WIDE, 6 FOOT THICK, 25 FOOT LONG, ABOUT 35 BREAKS FROM OUTSIDE AND 27 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA.