Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS TYING IN A ROUND, WHEN HE PULLED ON A NON-ELECTRICAL TUBE TO TIE IN, A SMALL ROCK ROLLED OFF THE FACE AND HIT HIM IN THE TOOTH, CHIPPING IT.
Small Mine Development, LLCMining Incidents in 2002
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Small Mine Development, LLC operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2002
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2002
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 02FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL1 incident
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2002
Struck by falling object
EE & CO-WORKERS HAD BEEN BARRING DOWN AN OLD ACCESS TO THE TOP OF THE MINE SO WE CAN INSTALL A BACKFILL PLUG TO CLOSE A BREAKTHROUGH. THEY STEPPED OUT ON THE CATCH BENCH TO HAVE A LOOK WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OFF FROM THE HIGHWALL HITTING EE IN THE BACK.
Struck against a moving object
EE WAS OPERATING A LHD, AND HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD, BOUNCING HIM INTO THE ROPS, AND HITTING HIS HEAD.