EMPLOYEE SAT DOWN TO EAT HIS DINNER AND COULD NOT GET BACK UP BECAUSE OF BACK PAIN. HE DID NOT KNOW OF ANYTHING THAT HE HAND DONE THAT COUD HAVE CAUSED IT.
S & H Mine #7 Coal
MSHA record for S & H Mine #7 (mine ID 4003011). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 48
- Years on record
- 1990–1999
- Latest incident
- Jul 1999
Reportable incidents
48 on file1999 · 3 incidents
EE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE GOT OFF THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED STOMACH MUSCLE THAT CAUSED A SENSATION IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK. HE DID THIS WHILE INSTALLING A BELT HEAD MOTOR.
1998 · 1 incident
EE WAS REMOVING A BELT ROLLER OFF A BELT. HE MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE ROOF AS HE LIFTED IT OFF BELT.
1997 · 8 incidents
EE WAS CRAWLING THROUGH A CURTAIN WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING A PIN OUT OF A TRACK PAD ON THE MINER WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER. HE MASHED ONE OF HIS FINGERS WITH THE HAMMER.
BAD TOP CUT BY WATER TURNED THE TOP LOOSE 5' TO 10' HIGH 20' WIDE AND TWO X-CUT LONG. MOVED BEFORE THE FALL.
SECTION OF BAD TOP THAT FELL ABOUT 4'H IN THE INTERSECTION ON THE #2 ENTRY (NEUTRAL). THIS AREA WAS BAD AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS HAVE BEEN SET.
A STRIP OF BAD TOP THAT CROSSED ALL ENTRIES ON AN ANGLE. UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL
EE WAS PITCHING CRIB BLOCKS TO BUILD CRIBS. ONE OF THE CRIB BLOCKS PITCHED TO HIM HIT HIS HAND AND CUT HIS FINGER.
BAD TOP CLOS TO OUTCROP WITH WATER PRESENT TURNED IT LOOS IN THE INTERSECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK THAT HUNG AT THE BELT TRANSFER POINT. WHILE PULLING ON THE ROCK TO DISLODGE IT EMPLOYEE RUPTURED HIMSELF.
1996 · 3 incidents
EE WAS OPERTING A SCOOP ON WAY OUT OF MINE WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY THAT JARRED HIM CAUSINGHIS NECK TO STIFFEN THAT NIGHT AT HOME ACCORDINGTO EMPLOYEES REPORT
EE WAS CHANGING MOTOR IN SCOOP. WHILE SLIDING MOTOR HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER/BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A STEEL SHAFT INTO WHEN THE GRINDING DISK CAUGHT CAUSING A TWIST WHICH RESULTED IN THE GRINDING DISK CUTTING A PLACE ON HIS LEFT ARM ON THE SIDE JUST ABOVE THE WRIST.
1995 · 3 incidents
SECTION MOVED BACK TO THIS AREA ON 11-17-95. THEFALL WAS THERE & HAD BEEN FOR SOME TIME. WATER HAD CUT THE TOP SOME & TOP WAS BAD IN THIS INTERSECTION THAT FELL.
INSPECTOR TRAVELING THE RETURN FOUND THE ROOF FALLS THAT HAD OCCURED FROM WATER CUTTING THE TOP WHICH HAD BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED IN PLACES THAT WERE BAD. THIS AREA CONTINUED TO WORK AND FAL L THAT REQUIRED THE SECTION TO MOVE OUTBY THIS AREA.
EMPLOYEE FELL AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND. HIS CHINHIT THE GROUND AS HE FELL CAUSING A CUT TO THE CHIN REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
1994 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING OVER A RDGE OF COAL AND IN UNDER THE CANOPY OF THE BOLT MACHINE HE WAS RUNNING WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS SETTING BITS ON MINER. WHILE USING BIT WRENCH TO TURN AUGER HEAD THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND EE FELL AGAINST THE AUGER HEAD CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS RIBS.
EE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER ARM WHILE WORKING THE LEVERS ON THE BOLT MACHINE.
AGGRAVATION OF OLD KNEE INJURY 9-10-93 THAT HAD NO LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A BOLT MACHINE WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE CAME OUT OF JOINT. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE KNEE WHICH WILL REQUIRE SURGRY TO REPAIR.
1993 · 10 incidents
AREA HAD BEEN FULLY BOLTED AND TIMBERED, BUT WATER SEEMS TO CUT THROUGH THE STRATA AND FINALLY CAUSES MOVEMENT THAT RESULTS IN A FALL. THE STRATA IS CRACKED IN A NUMBER OF PLACES THAT CONTRIBU TES TO THIS MOVEMENT AS WELL AS SOME SOFT BOTTOM.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO FOREMAN ON 6-22-93 THAT HE GOT A HERNIA LAST FRIDAY MORNING 6-18-93 WHILE HELPING THE OPERATOR LOAD A TRAM MOTOR FOR THE 265 L.N. MINER. THE TRAM MOTOR WAS BEING LOADED IN TO I.NAMES TRUCK ON THE SURFACE. THIS WAS THE FIRST REPORT OF THE INJURY.
ROOF FALL THAT OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF A WEEK IN A NEUTRAL ENTRY ENTRY NO 4 THAT WAS CAUSED BY WATER CUTTING THE STRATA & OVERLAPPING STRATA
BAD TOP THAT HAD BEEN TIMBERED & CRIBBED IN AR EA ALONG BELTLINE AT BREAK #6 IN TERSECTION GAVE WAY & FELL WHEN WATER APPEARED TO CUT IT LOOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING AUGER ON MIENR AND STRAINED HIS STOMACH MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE SOMETIME DURING SHIFT STRAINED HIS BACK HE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE DID IT
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON #1 BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING A BRATTICE WITH A SEALERT. AS HE WAS APPLYING THE SEALANT, SOME SPLASHED IN HIS EYES UNDER HIS GLASSES. THIS CAUSED IRRATATION THAT REQUIRED EXAMINATOR AND TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HSI BACK SOME HOW BUT HE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE DID IT. HE STATED THAT HE CARRIED A SMALL VALVE BLOCK TO BOLT MACHINE AND HE DID SOME BOLTING. HE STATED HIS BACK STARTED HURTING AND GOT WORSE AND HE WAS GOING HOME. HE LEFT MINE.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL.
1992 · 8 incidents
EE STEPED ON A ROCK AND TURNED ANKLE.
EE WAS REACHING FOR JACK HANDLE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER SHOULDER BACK.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH A 24 INCH STARTER STEEL EE FINISHED THE 24 INCH DEPTH AND WAS PULLING THE STEEL OUT OF HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAME DOWN ON HIS SHOULDER BRUISING HIS LEFT SH OULDER AND CHEST.
ON MONDAY NIGHT 07-27-92 INJURED INFORMED MINE FOREMAN THAT HE PULLED OR STRAINED HIS BACK.HE STATED HE DID IT BY SLIPPING OR JERKING WHILE PULLING CABLE.HE WAS PULLING 6/3 BOLT CABLE AND #2-2 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN HE STATED HE THOUGH HE MUST HAVE STRAINED HIMSELF.
FALL WAS DRIPPING WITH WATER AND THE TOP WATER A WAS SLUGGING TIMBER INSTALLED ROCK FELL OUT IN PC
DRAW ROCK FELL STRUCK EMP IN BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT ON 4-13-92 AT 1:00PM HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD WHILE WALKING AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR TOLD HIM TO REPORT IT TO OFFICE FOR FILING. HE DID NOT REPORT IT TO THE OFFICE HE REPORTED IT OT OFFICE BY TELEPHONE 5-1-92.
EMPLOEYE STATED THAT HE PULLED AND HURT HIMSELF ON SHIFT. HE WORKED MON, TUE, ATTENDED MINE RESCUE AND WORKED WED, WORKED THRUSDAY AND CALLED THE OFFICE @ 2PM FRIDAY 1 1/2 HR BEFORE HIS SHIFT STARTED TO INFORM THAT HE HURT HIMSELF ON THE JOB LAST SUNDAY 3-1-92. HE HAS NTO WORKED SINCE AND IS OFF WITH PULLED LIGEMENTS HE SAID.
1991 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE PICKED UP A BAG OF MORTAR MIX AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS HAND.
MOVING DRILL PRESS WITH PRY BAR FINGER UNDER BAR MASHED R FINGER ON R HAND
PULLED BACK WHILE MOVING ROLLER FROM BELT LINE
1990 · 4 incidents
SOME 4' MINE STRAPS WERE BEING SENT INTO MINE ON BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THESE STRAPS FROM BELT. HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A STRAP WHILE REMOVING THE STRAP FROM BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SMALL 15 TO 20 LB SUMP PUMP WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND SLIPPED TWISTING HIS BACK RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.
WAS OBSERVING AN EMPLOYEE USING A METER TO CHECK PHASE TO PHASE POWER COMING TO MAIN BREAKER IN CONTROL PANEL OF MINER WHEN AN ARC FLASH OCCURRED BETWEEN PHASES AND HAT RESULTED IN AN ELECTRIC AL BURN TO FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METER TO CHECK PHASE TO PHASE POWER COMING TO MAIN BREAKER IN CONTROL PANEL OF MINER WHEN AN ARC OCCURRED BETWEEN PHASES THAT RESULTED IN AN ELECTRICAL FLASH THAT BURNED B OTH HANDS AND FACE.
The full compliance file on S & H Mine #7
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