Accident type, without injuries
4 way Intersection bolted with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. Bolted in 1996. Fall approx. 6' high - 20' long - 17' wide. Cover of approx. 107'. Fall located inby spad #34, #2 main Intake #18 Bl. inter.
Dana Mining Company IncMining Incidents in 2006
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Dana Mining Company Inc operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2006
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2006
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK3 incidents
- 02MACHINERY2 incidents
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2006
Accident type, without injuries
On 2-South #4 hdg - 7 bl fall approx 6'-7' high x 17' w x 40'-60' in length. Cover approx 250' area bolted with 5' resin bolts. The hdg was mined between a full, partial pillared block & solid block of Pittsburgh coal causing roof condition problems in seam. Affected area has been rebolted with 10' & 12' cable bolts & 6' 3/4"" resin bolts & boards. Hdg width narrowed down also.
Struck by falling object
While traveling underground toward section, employees noticed top breaking and dripping and could not get stopped in time to avoid roof fall. Equip. operator stopped ride & started backing up when fall occurred, striking employee. #2 Main Intake 18 Bl., inby spad #34.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Injured was turning to walk away from roof bolter when he got his foot wedged between two rocks and twisted his right inside leg near knee.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While EE was installing a cable bit. His drill steel got stuck in the roof while trying to remove drill empty, he cut his finger between drill steel and bolt chuck.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While operating operator's side of bolter, drill head went up higher than the canopy and got wedged onto canopy. Employee used left hand to separate head and canopy causing hand laceration.