Accident type, without injuries
RIB BROKE OUT INTO AN AUGER HOLE 49 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE ON THE INTAKE AIRWAY. ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #804.
American Mining & Manufacturing CorporationMining Incidents in 2002
All MSHA-reportable accidents at American Mining & Manufacturing Corporation operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2002
- 1
- Total incidents
- 7
- Year
- 2002
Top incident classifications
- 01POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 03FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
- 05ELECTRICAL1 incident
All incidents in 2002
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL BOLTS IN THE ROOF, EMPLOYER HIT THE UP LEVER ON THE BOLT MACHINE. HIS HEAD WAS OVER TOP OF THE POT & IT CRUSHED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY.
Contact with hot objects or substances
PUTTING THE MINER BREAKER UP - THE BREAKER FIRED AND BLEW BACK ON HIS HANDS.
Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING A MANTRIP EE SAID HE HIT A ROCK WITH THE FRONT WHEELS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN VERY FAST AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND. WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE MANTRIP AND IT RAN I NTO THE RIB.
Fall onto or against objects
WHILE WALKING TO THE BOOSTER PUMP EE TRIPPED ON A WATER LINE & FELL OVER ONTO THE BOOSTER PUMP STRIKING IT WITH HIS RIGHT ELBOW & LOWER ARM RESULTING IN PULLING THE MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT SHOULD ER.
Fall onto or against objects
SLIPPED ON BELT STRUCTURE DUE TO SNOW & ICE WHILE TRYING TO PRY ROCK AWAY FROM BELT. TWISTEDLOW BACK AND HIT BACK AGAINST SAFETY RAILING. MINER HAS PAIN IN LOW BACK & EXTENDS INTO THIGHS
Struck against stationary object
WHILE RIDING A MANTRIP ACROSS SECTION AT END OF SHIFT THE INJURED PERSON HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP. REPORTED ACCIDENT TO SUPERINTENDENT BUT REFUSED ANY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. HE WORKED ALL SCHEDULE D SHIFTS THRU 1/28/02 W/O COMPLAINT. HE HAS BEENABSENT FROM WORK SINCE 1/29/02 BUT HAD NOT NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR THIS WAS DUE TO ACCIDENT UNTIL 2/6/02 (YESTERDAY).