Mining Incidents

Energy Plus IncMining Incidents in 2002

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Energy Plus Inc operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2002
0
Total incidents
19
Year
2002

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS6 incidents
  2. 02MACHINERY5 incidents
  3. 03POWERED HAULAGE4 incidents
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
  5. 05FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 incident

All incidents in 2002

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING TO SET TIMBERS FOR LAST LIFT THAT HAD BEEN MINED WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM TURNED LOOSE IN THE TOP AND STRUCK HIM ON LOWER HALF OF BODY.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD HAND ON ROOF BOLT WHILE INSTALLING ANS BOLT BENT MASHING HAND.

Struck against a moving object

HAULER STOPPED SUDDENLY

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING RESIN ONTO BOLTER, LEFT SIDE LOWER BACK.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS USING MANTRIP TO SUPPLY ROOF BOLTER WHEN FLY BOARD FELL OFF OF MANTRIP. HE STOPPED MANTRIP TO STRAIGHTEN BOARD. HE CRAWLED OFF OF MANTRIP AND MOVED BOARD TURNING A CAN OF OIL OVER AND H ITTING FOOT SWITCH CAUSING MANTRIP TO RUN OVER HIMSELF.

Contact with hot objects or substances

UNDER SCOOP WELDING WHEN SLAG POPPED UNDER WELDING SHIELD. HIT IN LEFT EYE.

Flash burns (electric)

COAL HAULER OPERATOR WENT TO CHANGE BATTERIES AND PLUGGED JUMPER CABLE TO FIRST SET OF BATTERIES FIRST AND WHEN HE PLUGGED THE OTHER END UP IT WENT TO GROUND IN HAULER END OF PLUG AND BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE COAL FEEDER CONVEYOR WAS HUNG UP, IT WAS BEING CLEARED. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT IN CONVEYOR & THE CHAIN WAS REVERSED. THE EMPLOYEE'S WERE TOLD THE CHAIN WAS GOING TO BE RAN, THEN THE MAN 'S FOOT GOT RAN UNDER GUARD AT TAILSHAFT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND WIRE BROKE, LETTING CABLE STRIKE EE ACROSS BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP BELT STAND AND TWISTED BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

PLACE WAS HIGH CABLE HAD NO SLACK HARD TO HANG.

Struck against stationary object

PUTTING DOWN PRESSURE ON WRENCH AND SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT AND EMPLOYEE HIT KNEE AGAINST FLOOR OF COAL MINE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER OPER, WAS PULLING CABLE OUT OF THE ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAILPIECE PULLED LOOSE ON ONE SIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEGS, BRUISED KNEE AND LEG.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND SLAB OF ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER.

Struck against stationary object

JAMMED HEAD IN TOP WHILE RIDING GOLF CART.

Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND BOLTS APPROX 8' BY 2' BY 6' STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER.

Struck by falling object

HE DROPPED ROCK DUSTER ON FINGER BUSTING FINGER.

Struck by flying object

HIT CHISEL WITH HAMMER & PIECE OF METAL HIT IN EYE.

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 Energy Plus Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.