A FALL MEASURING 20'X25'X5'H FELL IN AN OUTBY AREA. THIS WAS AN AREA THAT WAS BAD AND PULLED AWAY FROM AT THE TIME.
PRINCESS POLLY ANNA COAL, INC.Mining Incidents in 2000
All MSHA-reportable accidents at PRINCESS POLLY ANNA COAL, INC. operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2000
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Year
- 2000
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK5 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
- 05SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2000
A SECTION OF ROOF FELL FROM THE #2 FACE THROUGH BREAKTHRU TO THE FACE OF #3. APPROX 10'HIGH BY 20' WIDE BY 40' LONG.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OUTBY SECTION. FALL IS ABOUT 40' LONG & 4-8' THICK.
FOUND AREA OF ROOF THAT HAD FALLEN 18' BY 18' BY 6' HIGH. THIS WAS IN AN OUT BY AREA IN THE INTAKE AIRWAY. THIS WAS A BAD AREA OF TOP WHEN IT WAS ADVANCED.
FOUND AREA OF ROOF THAT HAD FALLEN 20 FT BY 20 FT BY 5 FT HIGH. THIS WAS IN AN OUT BY AREA THAT HAD SLOWLY DETERIORATED. THIS WAS IN A NEUTRAL AIRWAY.
STRAINED SHOULDER PULLING MINER CABLE.
MINER WAS BENT ACROSS MINER WORKING ON THE WATERLINE WHEN HAULER KNOCKED MANTRIP INTO HIS RIGHT LEG.
HE WAS SETTING SECOND BOLT OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN LOOSE ROOF BETWEEN BOLTS FELL ON HIM.
THE MINE FLOOR WAS MUDDY. EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS ANKLE TRYING TO FREE FOOT THAT WAS STUCK IN MUD.
HE STATED HE WAS CLEANING #3 HEAD AND TOOK A CATCH IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS CARRYING A 5 GALLON CAN OF FUEL OIL TO PUT IN LOADER.