Over-exertion in lifting objects
Victim was loading bolting supplies on roof-bolter he turned his body while holding 5 roof bolts and hurt his lower back.
Kopper Glo Mining, LLCMining Incidents in 2011
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Kopper Glo Mining, LLC operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2011
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2011
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
- 03FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 incident
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2011
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Victim was cleaning canopy off. He was cleaning loose debrie off. He reached down and lifted a piece of wire mesh to remove the dirt and pulled muscle in back.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was installing roof bolts, he bent one and was trying to get it back out of the hole. He was using the head to pull it back out of the hole, he hit the wrong lever and spun the bolt, twisting his right wrist. And after xrays was read, he has a fracture in his wrist.
Struck by falling object
A piece of draw rock fell cutting his left arm, which required stitches.
Fall onto or against objects
Tripped and fell into machine. A strap on the machine was hanging off the side, which cut his ear.