Mining Incidents

Baylor Mining, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2007

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Baylor Mining, Inc. operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2007
0
Total incidents
18
Year
2007

Top incident classifications

  1. 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK5 incidents
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
  5. 05POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents

All incidents in 2007

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall #4 intersection LOB. Fall measured 25' x 20' x 20'. All entries cribbed off leading to fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

An intersection in the left return 90 feet outby spad #3024 fell for a distance of 60'x18'x25' high, 9000 ft outby the mains seciton.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall app 800' outby face in the entry app 200' and #7 entry old works 20x20x21 cribbed all approachis to fall and danger off.

Struck against stationary object

Injured was putting waterline together. He was pulling with channel locks. They slipped and hit other waterline which had a jagged edge. When locks slipped, hand caught the edge.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading miner cable and twisted right knee.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was driving a pin in a jack thru the bracket with a hammer when he struck his right thumb.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was in process of changing out bad 48"" top rollers. Bad roller had already been removed & put on flat car. He was installing new roller, lifting up on top rail when he felt a pain in lower back.

Struck against stationary object

Injured operates a 12-12 Joy continuous miner. When moving the cable beside the miner, he struck his left elbow against the cable standoff on the miner.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tramming shuttle car - got into rib - caught caplight against rib, jerking his belt tight into stomach.

Struck by falling object

While bolting top, a piece of cap coal/slate approx 18"" x 24"" x 3"" fell out striking employee on left forearm and left upper leg.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

Getting into shuttle car, he hit rib with side. Rib roll hit him in right knee.

Struck by falling object

Victim was cleaning on #5 belt. Piece of rock fell from between roof bolts striking victim in the head.

Struck against a moving object

Injured was traveling the intake escapeway on rubber-tired mantrip. Trip hit a rock and bounced. Injured said he felt pain in lower back (report 2 days late).

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee called, said he hurt his back. He was going to doctor. Does not know when he was hurt.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Fell and twisted right knee - worked his next 2 shifts, decided to see a doctor when swelling worsened.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

He lost balance while standing in scoop bucket and fell across scoop bucket: contusions of leg and elbow.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While loading belt, he twisted or injured knee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was crossing the tailpiece. His hand slipped in coal causing shoulder pain.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Baylor Mining, Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.