White Buck Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2000
All MSHA-reportable accidents at White Buck Coal Company operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2000
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Year
- 2000
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK3 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
- 03MACHINERY3 incidents
- 04HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 05POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2000
ROOF FALL IN OLD BLEEDER AIRWAY. LENGTH 25 TO 30FT, WIDTH 20 FT, HT 4 TO 6 FT.
MOVING A CRIB BLOCK THAT WAS SLIPPERY W/MUD BLOCKED SLIPPED CATCHING LEFT THUMB BETWEEN BLOCK & SCRAPPER FRAME
CARRYING TRACK, TRIPPED ON ROCK MAKING HIM PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WAS INFORMED OF ACCIDENT ON 7-31-00.
EE WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE CROSSCUT AND STATES HE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY.
LED PLACED A ROOF BOLT PLATE ON THE END OF THE ROOF BOLT AND ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND ROW OF BOLTS STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND AND RIGHT FOREARM.
CLIMBING UP LADDER OF CINDER TRUCK. FEET SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY HIS HANDS ON THE RUNG OF THE LADDER. HE HUNG BY HIS ARMS AND THEN LET HIMSELF DOWN TO THE GROUND.
EE HAD PARKED THE ITZ8 ENDLOADER AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON THE SIDE. AS HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE GROUND AND PUT WEIGHT ON THE LEG HE FEELS HE INJURED THE SHIN AREA OF HIS LEFT LEG. BEGAN MISSING WORK 1-21-00.
CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE WAS HUNG FROM THE MINE ROOF. THE CABLE PULLED DOWN AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS PART OF A CREW INVOLVED IN INSTALLING A BELT DRIVE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION AN I BEAM TO CUT IT TO THE PROPER LENGTH. HE LIFTED IT UP OFF THE BOTTOM AND WHILE DOING SO HE FELT A P OP IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WORKED UNTIL 10-30-00. HE THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT. HE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THEN.
EE WAS OPERATING THE C-M IN THE 33 ENTRY. HE WAS STANDING 6 OR 7 ROWS BACK FROM THE START OF THE CUT. HE HAD LOADED ABOUT 1/3 OF THE CUT. WHEN A ROCK 3"" THICK X 3 1/2'X3 1/2' AROUND FELL FR OM THE TOP BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HT ENETRY. STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDERS. HE WAS PLACED ON A BACKBOARD AND TRANSPORTED OUTSIDE.
PULLING PLYS OFF OF BELT. BELT TONGS SLIPPED AND COME-A-LONG CAME BACK & HIT LEFT CHEEK. SLIPPERY WEATHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANG A CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE MINE ROOF FELL AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND.