Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner removing a reamer bit from the cubex; had his hand on the bit reached up to the controls to release the bit. Pulled the wrong lever and the brakeout tool slid forward, instead of the bit being released.
Small Mine Development, LLCMining Incidents in 2014
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Small Mine Development, LLC operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2014
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Year
- 2014
Top incident classifications
- 01MACHINERY1 incident
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
All incidents in 2014
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The mechanic was changing flushing head on Bolter 16. While putting the last piece on something caused the inner piece to shoot out. The mechanics finger was caught in between the two pieces. As a result, his finger was cut and so was the tendon. He had to get surgery to fix it.