Accident type, without injuries
A rock fall occurred in the #3 Entry (Belt Entry) at crosscut #21. The fall is approx. 34 FT. long, 49 FT. wide, and 10 FT. thick.
Manalapan Mining Company IncMining Incidents in 2012
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Manalapan Mining Company Inc operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2012
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Year
- 2012
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK4 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2012
Accident type, without injuries
A Roof Fall occurred 21 crosscuts underground from the portal in the # 5 Entry. The fall measured 20'Long x 50' Wide falling from the gob hole thru #5 entry into #4 Right. The fall was approximately 4' to 8' thick.
Fall onto or against objects
Employee was pulling roof bolt straps and tripped over a rock and fell against the mine rib.
Struck by falling object
Employee was operating roof bolter and as he started drill steel into the roof a piece of draw rock fell striking his left hand index finger requiring 9 stitches in finger.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Injured had driven a pin out of a conveyor chain when a piece of the pin broke off striking injured in the arm. Injured had no lost time or medical treatment until 6-19-2012 at which time he went to the doctor for infection and was x-rayed.
Struck by falling object
Employee was operating Roof Bolter, spot bolting on the oo1 MMU and a piece of rock fell from the mine roof approx. 2ft. x 1ft. x 2 inches and struck employee on the left side of body on the Ribs and lower back.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was working on pump line, pulling a broke band out of crimping tool, when the broke band came out of the tool it struck employee on the ring finger on the right hand requiring stitches.