MSHA record for Section 30 West (mine ID 2900539). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE A MEMBER OF ELECTRIC LINE CREW WAS REMOVING A FRAME GROUND WIRE FROM A 167 KVA TRANSFORMER ONE END OF THE GROUND WIRE ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH 13800V PRIMARY EMPLOYEE HOLDING T HE WIRE RECEIVED FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK
UNKNOWN TO HOISTMAN, SKIPS WERE OUT OF BALANCE. RAISED LOADED SKIP TO SURFACE BUT DID NOT DUMP. OTHER SKIP THEN LOADED. HAD TWO LOADED SKIPS, STARTED TO RAISE LAST LOADED SKIP. WEST CLUTCH THE SLIPPED. BOTH SKIPS WERE THEN DUMPED AT 9:15 HOISTS CLUTCH THEN READAJUSTED. AFTER KIPS WERE DUMPED. HOIST COULD HAVE BEEN USED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A 30 H.P. SLUSHER DOWN 3913 MANWAY, AIR MOVING UP THE SERVICE COMPARTMENT CARRIED SAND BACK UP THE MANWAY INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRESSING UP A CRESCENT WRENCH ON THE GRINDER WRENCH BOUND ON GRINDING STONE CAUSING WRENCH TO FLIP OVER AND HITTING FINGER ON F R AME OF GRINDER
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SHEAVE BLOCK THEN DROPPED IT ON HIS BIG TOE OF THE LEFT FOOT, CAUSING CONTUSION. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL JUNE 4, 1984.
EMPLOYEE AND OTHER IN PROCESS OF HANGING 25 HP VENT FAN IN ACESS DRIFT TO THE 5504 STOPE. TEMPORAILY SECURED WITH 9 WIRE. WIRE BROKE AND FAN FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS SENDING 6IN I BEAM 8FT LONG UNDERGROUND MAN LIFTED ONE END TO PUT TUGGER CABLE AROUND BEAM PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
MINER HAD PROCEEDED INTO A TIMBER AREA OF STOPE TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL STULLS SLAB FELL STRIKING P STULL STULL STRUCK MINER ON RITHT HIP CAUSING DISLOCATED HIP
EMPLOYEE WAS HAND MUCKING IN HAULAGE DRIFT IN FRONT OF STEEL SET AT ORE PASS, STRUCK STEEL SET WITH ELBOW AS HE WAS SHOVELING. MAN RECEIVED A BRUISE ON LEFT SIDE ARM ELBOW.
EMP WAS CLIMBING MANWAY FROM 1-5 TO 1-4 LEVEL. MANWAY DOOR ON TOP OF RAISE WAS CLOSED AND MAN TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH HIS HEAD EMP SAYS HE FEELS SOME PAIN IN NECK AND BACK BETWEEN SHOULDER S
THE DRIFT MINER AND HELPER WERE GOING INTO THE FACE OF HAULAGE DRIFT ON MOTOR HELPER WAS RIDING IN BACK OF MOTOR GOING BY 5502 SW COMPARTMENT THE TUGGER CABLE WAS TOO FAR DOWN AND LAYING ON TR ACK THE MOTOR CAUGHT CABLE PULLED IT INTO THE TIMBER SET PULLING IT DOWN CAUSING THE LAGGING FROM THE TIMBER SET TO STRIKE THE HELPER IN THE HEAD AND SHOULDER HELPER RECEIVED PAIN IN LOWER BA
MINER WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO WORK AREA DOORS IN MANWAY ARE 30\ APART HE HAD CLIMBED TO AND WENT THROUGH #2 DOOR ABOUT 12\ UP FROM THE SECOND DOOR IS A WENT SPOT IN THE MANWAY HIS FFOT SLIPPED ON WET LADDER AND MINER FELL ABOUT 10 TO 12\ LANDING ON BOTH FEET ON TOP OF DOOR M MAN RECEIVED A BRUISED/TWISTED LEFT KNEE
STEPPED BETWEEN TRACK TIES IN 5100 DRIFT AND TWISTED RT ANKLE
THE MEN WERE INSTALLING GRIZZLY RAIL ON SKIP POCKET THE RAIL WAS APPROX 10FT LONG THE INJURED MAN WAS SITTING ON POCKET TOP HOLDING RAIL END AND RAIL SLIPPED INTO POCKET THE MAN TRIED TO HOLD END OF RAIL AND PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 050283
CARRYING 9-5\ SPLIT BOLTS ON SHOULDER AND SLIPPED IN AREA OF SLIGHT DROP OFF -18\\- FALLING TO GROUND AND HITTING BACK AT EDGE .RECEIVED BRUISES TO LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.
BOWL OF 54" SLUSHER BUCKET SUSPENDED BY TUGGER AT TOP OF MANWAY. TUGGER WAS IN STALL. TUGGER OPERATOR NOT IN CLEAR POSITION. 3/8" CABLE BROKE. BUCKET FELL ON DOORS, TIPPED OVER AND STRUCK EMPL OYEE A GLANCING BLOW WHICH RESULTED IN FRACTURED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CP ROTARY DRILL MACHINE WHICH IS ON A PLATFORM EMPLOYEE SHUT MACHINE DOWN AND STEPPED OFF ONTO DRIFT BOTTOM WHICH WAS COVERED WITH MUD AND WATER HER RT FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM CAUSINGT HER ANKLE TO TURN EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A TWISTED RT ANKLE
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