American Mining & Manufacturing CorporationMining Incidents in 2003

OUR 02 SECTION BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PILLAR FAILURE OVER A LARGE PART OF OUR SECTION OUT IN THE RETURN INBY THE SECTION TOWARD THE OLD PILLAR WORKS.

ROOF FALL ON THE MINER IN A BLOCK OF COAL THAT WAS BEING CUT. NO INJURIES.

EE WAS TRYING TO REPOSITION THE WELDING TRAILER SO IT COULD BE HOOKED UP. HE WAS MANUALLY PULLING IT AROUND AND PULLED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ON OUTSIDE BELT DRIVE TO CLEAR UP MSHA VIOLATION. HE STEPPED IN MUD AND HIS RIGHT FOOT BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD. HE SAID HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL IT OUT.

A HIGH VOLTAGE FUSE WAS BLOWN & WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE HIGH VOLTAGE FUSE EMPLOYEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR, BURNING HIS LEFT HAND & RIGHT FOOT.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CROSSING BELT LINE, WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME BELT STRUCTURE. CAUSING THE BELT STRUCTURE TO LACERATE HIS LEFT UPPER LEG.

TIGHTENING BOLT ON REAR END OF SCOOP, WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS. EE STRUCK OIL CAN & GROUND WITH HIS BACK.

EE WAS SETTING BITS IN THE LEFT MINER ON #1 UNITAND BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BUCKET OF MINER BITS WHEN HE PICKED UP THE BITS HE STRAINED HIS LOWERBACK.

EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN UP A UNION ON THE MINER PUMP. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT EE IN THE RT. EYE AND BROKE HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS HANGING OUTBY END OF WING CURTAIN IN #6 ENTRY. LEFT BOLTER WAS IN LAST OPEN BETWEEN 6-7. BOLTER CABLE WAS HUNG ACROSS #6 ENTRY OVER HEAD OF HELPER WHERE HE WAS HANGING CURTAIN. BOLTER O PERATOR STARTED HIS MACHINE NOT KNOWING HIS REEL WAS ENGAGED. CABLE PULLED LOOSE FROM WIRE IT WAS HUNG WITH KNOCKING EE TO GROUND. HE FELL ON HIS RT HAND, INJURING HIS THUMB.

EE WAS HELPING TO ALIGN A 75 HP MOTOR ON A COAL FEEDER. CO-WORKER WAS PRYING THE MOTOR UP WITH A PRY BAR AND EE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND UNDER THE MOTOR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED LOOSE, MASHING EE'S LE FT SMALL FINGER UNDER IT.

CO-WORKER WAS PUSHING THE COAL FEEDER TO MOVE IT WHILE INJURED WAS TRAMMING FROM THE CONTROLS. THE BUCKET OF THE COAL SCOOP SLIPPED UPWARDS PUSHING A LID LOOSE AND ON THE RIGHT THUMB OF INJURE D BREAKING THE FIRST JOINT ON HIS LEFT THUMB.