Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall occurred in an abandoned area of 1 Left Panel at #20 Break in the #1 Entry.
Mountain Spring Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2008
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mountain Spring Coal Company operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2008
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Year
- 2008
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK5 incidents
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)1 incident
All incidents in 2008
Accident type, without injuries
A 20' x 60' x 4' to 5' thick roof fall, pulling roof bolts, occurred at breaks 85, 86 and 87 at the No. 1 and No. 2 entries of the South Mains.
Accident type, without injuries
A 20'x 20'x 4' to 5' thick roof fall, pulling roof bolts, occurred at the intersection of break 82 in No. 3 entry of the South Mains.
Accident type, without injuries
The No. 4 intake entry fell at the highwall, 12 ft. high and 8 ft. into the mine, crushing the end of the fan house.
Struck by falling object
Employee was bolting roof when a rock fell hitting his hand on the control lever. Lacerated right ring finger.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was changing drill steel. The up lever for the pod was activated instead of the down, pinching and cutting his left index finger.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was opening the 1st set of airlock doors, when door slammed shut on his hand.