MSHA record for Whitetail (mine ID 1514943). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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VICTIM RAISED A3VENT CURTAIN AND WALKED UNDERNEATH AS HE RAISED UP HE STRUCK A 5 IN INSULATED CABLE HANGER THE HANGER WAS ATACHED TO A ROOF BOLT PLATE. VICTIM SUFERED A 1/4 IN LACERATION OF THE TEMPLE BESI8E THE LEFT EYE. VICTIM DID NOT MISS WORK DUE TO THE INJURY
VICTIM WAS OPER5TING A 21SC S/C HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE AREA TO THE BELT FEEDER. THE S/C WA LOADED & TRAVELING IN A DIRECTION TOWARD THE BELT FEEDER WHEN IT STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE RO OADWAY. THE VIC7IM WAS JOLTED IN HIS SEAT & REOPRTED EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
VICTIM WAS RIDI3G IN CARGO SPACE OF A LMTT-410S TELETRAM. THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING USED AS A MANTRIP, THE MANTRIP STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY AND THE VICTIM EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK. 7HIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT AS THE CREW AS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE SURFACE TO THE WORKING SECTION.
VICTIM WAS PULL3NG ON A PIECE OF BRATTICE MATERIAL APPROX. 40' LONG. HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE BRATTICE MATERIAL WAS WAS APPROX. 40' LONG BY 84" HIGH. THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT WAS W9T AND MUDDY ANDMUD HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE CURTAIN.
VICTIM WAS MEAS6RING TO DETERMINE LOCATION FOR INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF SHALE FELL AND STRUCK VICTIM FROM REAR VICTIM WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE ATRS SYSTEM AND THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS INSTALLE8 ON THE PREVIOUS CYCLE THE SHALE WAS NOT ADEQUATELY BOUND TO THE SANDSTONE ROOF ABOVE DUE TO A SMALL MUD STREAK SHALE MEASURED 19 FT LONG FROM 2 TO 5 FT WIDE AND APPROX 2 1/2