Accident type, without injuries
Intake entry at #2 block along #2 belt between stations #58 and #64. Fall was 70' long, 18' wide and 4 1/2' high.
Roblee Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2005
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Roblee Coal Company operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2005
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Year
- 2005
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK4 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2005
Accident type, without injuries
Belt entry in #1 block, 150' from portal, fall was 60' long, 18' wide and 5' high.
Struck by falling object
Employee was in a standing position blocking roof bolts when a piece of rock 3'x1 1/2'x6"" fell from the top striking him on the side of his left leg.
Struck by falling object
Employee was walking to get a timber when a peice of rock 3'x5'x1' x 0 fell from the roof striking him on his left shoulder, back and left leg. Employee continued to work light duty until 10/25/2005, the date of his operation.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was attempting to lift high voltage cable into a sled when he began having trouble seeing out of his right eye.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking around #4 belt tail piece when he tripped over the anchor pin or turnbuckle causingm him to fall to the mine floor causing pain in his back. Employee quit working as of March 29, 2005.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee injured his back loading posts by hand into the bucket of a scoop. He finished the shift and continued to work every day until 6/30/05. On 6/30/05 he was operated on for a lumbar disc herniation and/or lumbar stenosis.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PICK HAMMER TO OPEN ON A BELT SPLICE. HE USED A SECOND HAMMER TO DRIVE THE TIP OF THE HAMMER INTO THE CLIP, WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER BROKE OFF & LODGED IN HIS LEFT WRIST.