Wet drippers and slips slight separation between limestone and black shale, some small flaking on occasion, but not much.
Triad Underground Mining, L.L.C.Mining Incidents in 2004
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Triad Underground Mining, L.L.C. operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2004
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2004
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK2 incidents
- 02INUNDATION1 incident
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04STRIKING OR BUMPING1 incident
- 05SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2004
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3RD SOUTH WEST PANEL INTAKE ROOMS #2 ENTRY BETWEEN SPAD 0+0 & 0+55 IN THE ENTRY BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4"" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. ROOF FALL WAS 38'LONG, 18'WIDE, 4-4 1/2'HIGH, LAMINATED GRAY SHALE WITH SLIPS.
Diesel backup pump to control incoming water, it kept up until about 7:30 pm at which time the mine started taking on water at return entrance, no one was in the mine and the power was restored at 8:12 pm.
EE was running wire rope through new tail piece, when he hit a piece of sheetmetal that was leaning up, striking him directly behind his steel toe on his right foot. He was taken to hospital, x-rayed, nothing broken, but bruised up. Doctor told him to stay off of it for a couple of days.
EE was walking thru a curtain, came thru and hit his head on a brow, jamming his neck.
EE WAS CHECKING PUMPS IN MW INTAKE. WHILE WALKING FROM PUMP AT 11 XC, HE SLIPPED ON WET ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE RIB WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WAS A CONTUSION T O HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.