MSHA record for Red Fox Underground Mine (mine ID 1515411). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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VICTIM WAS USIN1 12 IN LONG 24 OZ MASONRY HAMMER TO PRY N BELT TAILPIECE SIDEBOARD. THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER AND THE METAL FRAME OF TAILPI9CE. RESULTING IN INJURY LACERATION OF THE DISTAL JOINT AND DISPLACEMENT OF THE FINGERNAIL OF THE LEFT RING FINGER
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED APPROX 130 FT OUTBY SPAD #2959 IN # 7 ENTRY OT THE MAINS AREA WAS SUPPORTED BY CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS THE FALL WAS APPROX 42 IN THICK 15 FT WIDE AND 20 FT LONG DRAW ROC K BECAME LOOSE 5T THE ANCHORAGE POINT OF THE ROOF BOLTS THIS FALL OCCURRED TWO BREAKS OUTBY THE POWER CENTER REPORTED TO I.NAME 7-17-87
VICTIM WAS OPER5TING A NMS 48C SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE TO THE BELT FEEDER. THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS EMPTY GOING TOWARD THE FACE WHEN THE RIGHT INBY TIRE RAN OVER A 10" THICK BY 18" D IAMETER PIECE O0 SHALE THAT HAD FALLEN ONTO THE ROADWAY. THE VICTIM WAS JOLTED IN THE SEAT AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS BACK.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON A PILLAR SECTION. THE ROOF CONSISTED OF SHALE IN THE AREA. THE FALL OCCURRED WHILE PILLAR MINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED USING A REMOTE CONTROL C/M. NO INJUR IES WERE EXPERI9NCED, THE FALL RESULTED IN THE C/M BEING CAUGHT UNDER THE FALL
VICTIM WAS OPER5TING A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING 42 IN RESIN GROUTED BOLTS HE PLACED 2 FINGERS BETWEEN THE ROOF AND ROOF BOLT PLATE AND INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSED THE MAST RAISE LEVER IN INSTEAD OF DRIL5 ROTATION CONTROL THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS OF RT HAND WERE MADHED ON THE DISTAL PORTION VICTIM DID NOT MISS WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY
VICTIM WAS ENGA1ED IN SETTING TIMBERS ALONG A BELTLINE HEIGHT WAS 62IN VICTIM WAS USING A 36IN LONG BOW SAW TO CUT THE TIMBERS LENGTH 64IN WHILE THE VICTIM WAS SAWING A TIMBER T HE BLADE CAUG HT ON A PIECE O0 BARK ON THE TIMBER & CAUSED T HE SAW TO SUDDENLY KICK TO ONE SIDE THE VICTIM SUFFERED A LACERATION TOP OF THE LEDFT FOREFINGER
THE VICTIM WAS 1ERPARING TO PERFORM ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON A C/M. HE LIFTED THE REMOTE CONTROL PANEL FROM THE TOP OF THE MINER & REPOSITIONED IT APPROX 1' TO THE REAR OF THE ORIGINAL LOCATI ON. HE EXPERIEN7ED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE WEIGHT OF T HE REMOTE CONTROL PANEL IS 27 1/2#. THE VICTIM WAS IN A STANDING POSITION AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.
VICTIM WAS APPL2ING ROCK DUST TO THE ROOF FACE AND RIBS BY HAND.VICTIM STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE LEANED OVERTO PICK UP A 50 POUND BAG OF ROCK DUST.HE C COMPLETED THE S2IFT AND WORKED HIS NEXT REGULAR SHIFT.THE PAIN INCREASED ON 8-2-86.AND 8-3-86 AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON 8-4-86.
OPERATING LEFT 2EAD OF DUAL HEAD ROOF BOLTER.GRABBED WRONG CONTROL LEVER AND SWUNG HEAD OF BOLTER INTO HIMSELF.EXPERIENCED SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HEAD PUSHED HIM TOWARD LEFT RIB.
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