MSHA record for Smith #2 (mine ID 1515025). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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I.NAME WAS CUTTING A TREE HIS SON I.NAME WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER THE TREE STARTED FALLING THE WRONG WAY I.NAME RAN TOWARDS HIS SON TO GET HIS ATTENTION THE TREE STRUCK THE CANOPY ON THE BULL DOZER AND VEERED OFF AND STRUCK I.NAME IN THE HEAD I.NAME DIED INSTANTLY
HE IS A ROOF BOLTER HELPER. HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTER AFTER THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THE BOLTE MACHINE OPERATOR WAS LETTING DOWN HIS STAB JACK AND HE HAD HIS FOOT UNDER THE EDGE OF THE FRAME. WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER CAME DOWN IT HIT HIS FOOT. HE HAD 3 FRACTURED TOES.
I.NAME WAS 70FT.BEHIND MINER MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE MINER A PIECE OF DRY ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB & THE BOLTS THE ROCK WAS APPROX.3IN.THICK IT HIT I.NAME ON THE UPPER AREA OF THE BACK HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO H.A.R.H.NO BROKEN BONES COULD BE SEEN ON THE X-RAYS
THE INJURED WAS3RIDING INSIDE ON MANTRIP,FELL OFF SCOOP AND TIRE HIT HIS LEG AND BROKE IT.