MSHA record for Valley #16 Mine (mine ID 3607889). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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INJURED MAN WAS KNEELING ON HIS KNEE AND WHEN HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT HIS KNEE WOULD NOT MOVE. APPARENTLY THERE WAS LOOSE LIGAMENTS IN HIS KNEE CAP PREVENTING IT FROM STRAIGHTENING OUT.
FLUID ON KNEE FROM GENERAL WORK IN MINE.
WAS PULLING TAPE OFF OF BOTTOM OF PANTS IN MINE OFFICE WHEN PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT RING FINGER.
HE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS AND HIS WRIST SWELLED UP AND STARTED HURTING.
INJURED MAN WAS CRAWLING ALONG THE BELTLINE AND GOT A PIECE OF ROCK UNDER HIS KNEE PAD. HIS KNEE SWELLED UP, SO HE WENT TO GET IT CHECKED.
INJURED WAS IN X-CUT AND S-CAR WAS TRAMMING BY AND THE CABLE SLAPPED HIM AND PUSHED HIM INTO THE RIB.
HE WAS HELPING PUT ON BELT AND TURNED AROUND TO PICK UP A TAIL JACK AN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE. HE WENT TO DOCTORS AND FOUND OUT THAT HIS HIP WAS OUT OF JOINT.
EMPL WAS LOADING UPPLIES ONTO SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE THREW BAG OF ROCK DUST ONTO SHUTTLE CAR & INJURED BACK CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2/15/89.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL CATCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK & BOOM OF BOLTER.
EMPL REPLACING LID COVER ON CONT.MINER -FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER AND LID COVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES OFF THE SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD CHANNELS AND TRIPPED OVER ONE. CHANNEL FELL INTO ANOTHER CHANNEL. EMPLOYEE PICNCHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN 2 C HANNELS.
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