Accident type, without injuries
Highwall failure measuring 40'(H) x 5'(T) x 30'(W).
Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2009
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2009
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Year
- 2009
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL1 incident
- 04IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST1 incident
- 05MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2009
Struck against stationary object
Injured was using a sledge hammer to help take a cutter chain apart. As he struck the pin, the pin went sideways, thus allowing his hand to strike chain.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was drilling an anchor hole with hand-held auger. The auger was bent and caused the employee's hand to be caught between drill and anchor pin, injuring his left middle finger.
Fall from machine
Employee injured his heel(R) when he jumped from the control room of the highwall miner to the ground.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was attempting to hit a punch with a 3# sledge hammer, in order to repair the handle on another sledge hammer by driving out the wedge. Employee missed the punch & struck his left hand.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Emplyee was replacing shield over cutter motor when the shield slipped and smashed his middle(R) finger.
Struck by falling object
Employee was putting pedestal into a pickup bed. While placing the pedestal on the tailgate, he knocked another pedestal onto his left foot.