Struck by flying object
The subject was watching the cable on the miner. A rib blew out and struck him in the leg and ankle
C.W. Mining Co.Mining Incidents in 2008
All MSHA-reportable accidents at C.W. Mining Co. operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2008
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Year
- 2008
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL2 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 05MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2008
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Hurt his back using a pry bar on a tire. (He did not report it to anybody, we thought he had quit until he showed up to work later)
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Was pulling a pump out of the mud, and hurt his shoulder, (He did not report to his foreman, or have any witnesses) May not have been hurt. He was given light duty at doctors office, and did not come to work.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Workers tramming feeder on tailpiece when feeder jumped to the right pinning employee against the rib.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
He was changing a bit inset on the head of the miner. While he was hitting the tool to remove the bit insert the tool bounced back and hit him in the face above the right upper lip.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Subject was holding screen in place as the bolter operator lowered the ATRS. The clamp sprang up and smacked his hand against the machine.
Struck by rolling or sliding object
He was moving dust line that was covered with coal slouphage, rib rolled and hit him in the left hand.