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FATALITY OCCURR9D WHILE EMPL TRYING TO STRING OUT WELDING LEAD ALONG WALKWAY OVER PAIR OF TROMMELS.A LIFTING EYE CAUGHT LEAD AND PULLED EMPL AROUND TROMMEL AND INTO CATCH BASIN BELOW.WATER THE N WASHED EMPL I3TO DRAINAGE DITCH.
DRILL HAVING FI3ISHED SERVICE FOR MINE,MOVED TO DESIGNATED PARKING AREA FRO MAINTENANCE SUBJECT RAISED 35'LONG DRILL TOWER INTO HIGHEST POSITION.AT THIS TIME WITH HAND STILL ON STILL ON TOWER CONTROL,UPPERM2ST POINT OF TOWER TOUCHED POWER CO 46,000 VOLT MAIN LINE INTO SUB-STATION.
APARENTLY TRIED3TO GET OUT OF THE FUEL TRUCK ON A DOWN GRADE HE WAS STRUCK BY THE REAR WHEELS OF THE VECHILE.
INJ OPERATING L2ADER ON RAMP BETTWEEN 14 & 16 LEVELS.LOADER WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STARTED BACK DOWN RAMP.OPERATOR THROWN OR JUMPED FROM LOADER.PRONOUNCED DEAD AT SCENE BY DR. OF CERVICAL FRA CTURE.--TRUCK T9AVELLING UP SAME RAMP,LOADER OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT THE TRUCK.
WHILE HELPING T2 DRILL A NEW CUT OF ROCK IN WHICH THE JACK HAMMER AND STEEL SLIPPED FROM A NEW HOLE BEING DJRILLED INTO AN OLD HOLE THAT WAS LEFT FROM PREVIOUS CUT AND DETONATED A PEICE OF POW DER. THIS RESUL7ED IN SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES TO TH EMPLOYEE.
WHILE DRILLING 5T THE FACE OF THEMINE THE JACK HAMMER AND STEEL USED FOR DRILLING SLIPPED FROM THE START OF NEW HOLE INTO A PREVIOUSLY DRILLED HOLE THAT WAS LEFT FROM LAST CUT THAT DID NOT PUL L TO THE END DE7ONATED A PEICE OF POWDER RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION AND CAUSING THE DEATH OF EMPLOYEE.
THREE LONG HOLE8 50 FT, 25 FT, & 18 FT DEEP WERE LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVES. THE HOLES WERE DRILLED OFF THE SLANT CHUTE IN THE NO. 9 BREAST. A LARGE BOULDER WAS BLOCKING THE SLANT AT THE FIRST MIN HEADING. THIS 6OULDER WAS MUDCAPPED, REPORTEDLY WITH LOOSE COAL THE LONG HOLES AND MUDCAP WERE FIRED IN ONE SERIES. THE INJURED VICTIM STATED THEY DID NOT TEST FOR METHANE BEFORE FIRING. WHEN
THREE LONG HOLE8, 50 FT, 25 FT & 18 FT DEEP WERE LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVES. THE HOLES WERE DRILLED OFFTHE SLANT CHUTE IN THE NO. 9 BREAST. A LARGE BOULDER WAS BLOCKING THE SLANT AT THE FIRST MINE HEADING. THIS 6OULDER WAS MUDCAPPED, REPORTEDLY WITH LOOSE COAL. THE LONG HOLES AND MUDCAP WERE FIRED IN ONE SERIES. THE INJURED VICTIM STATED THEY DID NOT TEST FOR METHANE BEFORE FIRING. WHE
THREE LONG HOLE2 50FT, 25 FT AND 18 FT DEEP WERE LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVE. THE HOLES WERE DRILLED OFF THE SLANT CHUTE IN THE NO. 9 BREAST. A LARGE BOULDER WAS BLOCKING THE SLANT AT THE FIRST MINE HEADING. THIS 6OULDER WAS MUDCAPPED, WITH LOOSE COAL. LONG HOLES AND MUDCAP WERE FIRED IN ONE SERIES. INJURED VICTIM STATE THEY DID NOT TEST FOR METHANE BEFORE FIRING. WHEN THE SHOTS WERE FIR
A ROCK OUTBURST3OCCURRED ON 5100 LEVEL 92 RAISE PREP RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO I.NAME FROM FALL-FLYING-ROCK.
THE INVESTIGATI2N DETERMED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD INSTALLED THE LAST ROOF BOLT IN PROPER SEQUENCE AND WHILE WAITING FOR OTHER OPERATOR TO FINISH HIS CYCLE, HE STEPPED BEYOND PERMENT ROOF SUPPOR T AND WAS STRUC5 BY A ROCK APPROXIMATELY 8X10X10 THICK AND WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
MOVING DRISCO P3PE TO PLACE IT ON PIPE FUSING MACHINE.HE BENT OVER TO PUT CHOKER ON PIPE AND ANOTHER BUNDLE OF PIPE FELL ON HIM PINNING VICTIM BETWEEN PIPES AND BUNDLE.VICTIM WAS IN HOSPITAL F ROM DATE OF ACC3DENT UNTIL DATE OF DEATH 12-19-85 AND NEVER REGAINED CONCIOUSNESS.
THE VICTIM WAS 3N THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING OFF THE LEFT SIDE C-FRAME OF A PARKED DOZER. AT THE SAME TIME, I NAME , DOZER OPERATOR, WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE DOZER. THE VICTIM WAS STANDING ON THE LE FT SIDE TRACKS 4HENT HE DOZER TRAVELED BACKWARD RESULTING IN THE VICTIM BEING THROWN OFF AND RUN OVER. THE DOZER TRAVELED BACKWARD FOR A DISTANCE OF 150 FT AT WHICH TIME IT STALLED ON A SLIDE
EMPL I.NAME PLU1GED AITKEN ELECTRIC HEATER IN WRONG.THE GROUND PLUG WAS INADVERTENTLY PLUGGED INTO HOT WIRE,ENERGIZING HEATER FRAME.I.NAME MADE CONTACT WITH HEATER FRAME.VICTIM GOT WET PERFORM ING DUTIES IN T2E QUARRY.HE WENT INTO MAIN SHOP TO WARM & DRY.TOOK BOOTS OFF AND PLUGGED IN 440 VOLT HEATER.TOUCHED HEATER AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
2 EMPL OUTSIDE 4ORKING OUTSIDE PUTTING UP SNOWSHED.I.NAME IN LOADER BUCKET PUTTING UP TIMBER AND VICTIM WAS STANDING BELOW BUCKET HOLDING TIMBER WHILE I.NAME WAS BLOCKING TIMBER WITH HAMMER.SU DDENLY SNOWLIDE3CAME DOWN AND BURIED THE TWO.I,MNAME CRAWLED 50-65' THROUGH SNOW.BURIED ON SUNDAY AND TUNNELED OUT MONDAY.TUNNELED IN AGAIN MONDAY PM TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM COLD.TUES-HEARD H
A RAISE LINER W9IGHING 60,000 LBS WAS BEING LOWERED IN 4900-5100 ORE PASS.THE LINER WAS SUSPENDED ON 2 WIRE ROPES,EACH 1'' DIA.,GRIPPED BY 4 LUCKER GLAND TYPE DEVICES.SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED AND I.NAME WAS3STRUCK BY ONE OF THE WIRE ROPE STORAGE REELS AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.
MAN WAS SETTING3TIMBERS BESIDE MINER WHEN ROCK FELL.
THE VICTIM WAS 2PERATING A FRONT END LOADER ON SECONDARY MINE ACCESS ROAD IN VIRGINIA WHEN THE LOADER LEFT THE ROAD, OVERTURNED, AND SLID APPROX. 125 FT DOWN THE MTS SIDE. THE ACCESS ROAD WAS MAINTAINED BY 6LACKWOOD FUEL CO INC BIG STONE GAP VA THE VICTIM SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES WHICH RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.
INSTALLING CRIB3BLOCK ROOF FALL.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR ONE PHASE OF THE 480 VOLT, THREE-PHASE AC CIRCUIT TO THE MAIN VENTILATING FAN FROM THE TOP OF THE UNITIZED SUSTATION, THE VICTIM WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE APPARENT LY CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED 4160 VOLT AC CIRCUIT.
THE VICTIM WAS COLLECTING A RAW COAL SAMPLE FROM THE TRUCK DUMPING FACILITY WHEN HE FELL INTO THE HOPPER AND STARTED TO GO THROUGH THE HOPPER. THE VICTIM WAS SUFFOCATED BY THE COAL IN THE HOPP ER.
WHILE LOADING TRAINS,EMPL LEFT DOOR ON RAISE OPEN,CAUSING SPILL OF MUCK AND WAS BURIED.EMPL PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL,SUFFOCATION.
A TRIP OF 18 EMPTY MINE CARS WAS BEING PULLED BY A 27-TON LOCOMOTIVE DOWN A 3 PERCENT GRADE IN THE MINE WHEN THE LOCOMOTIVE DERAILED NEAR THE NORTH MAIN SIDETRACK. DURING THE DERAILMENT, THE L OCOMOTIVE OPERATOR IN ADDITION, THE BREAKMAN WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.
EMPL HELPING REPLACE FINISH MILL SEPARATOR LINER PLATES IN FINISH MILL ROOM.EMPL ON 1ST LEVEL OF MILL HOOKING UP NEW LINER PLATE.OLD LINER PLATE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM SEPARATOR AND STACKED ON TOP OF SEPARATOR.ONE PLATE FELL 40\ STRIKING EMPL IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
MINING ACTIVITIES WERE BEING CONDUCTED IN THE FACE OF THE NO. 1 ENTRY INBY AND ADJACENT TO THE OPEN CROSSCUT JUST DEVELOPED BETWEEN NO. 1 AND NO. 2 ENTRY THE LAST CUTIN THIS CROSSCUT WAS NOT B OLTED AND THE CROSSCUT OPENING IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY WAS NOT TIMBERED OFF. A ROOF FALL OCCURRED BEGINNING IN THE CORSSCUT AND EXTENDING OUT INTO THE NO. 1 ENTRY BETWEEN THE BOLTS WITH THE SECTIO
EMPL SCALING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL IN STEEL REHAB PROCESS. LOOSE SLAB 2\ X 4\ X 6\ SUDDENLY FELL FROM HIS OUTWARD SIDE HITTING SCALING BAR WHICH THREW HIM IN A FORWARD POSITION.THE TAIL END OF T HE SLAB KNOCKED I.NAME OFF BOLT CAR HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD,SHOULDERS AND LEG.
REAR RIGHT TIRE OF LOADER DROPPED OVER EDGE OF EMBANKMENT WHILE BACKING UP.BANK GAVE WAY CAUSING LOADER TO ROLL EJECTING DRIVER PINNING DRIVER UNDER LOADER FATALLY INJURING DRIVER AND DOING EX TENSIVE DAMAGE TO LOADER.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 SECTION CAUSING INSTANT DEATH TO I NAME JACKSETTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE WILCOX MINER WAS BEING POSITIONED IN THE FACE OF THE NO. 2 ENTRY WHILE THE VICTI M WAS RESETTING TIMBERS WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVE FROM THE CROSSCUT.
VICTIM WAS MINING A PILLAR BLOCK 12: OF DRAW ROCK STARTED FALLING VICTIM LEFT THE MACHINE AND ATTEMPTED TO RUN FROM THE AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 75" LX 45" W X 8 "T STRUCK HIM IN TH BACK OF THE HEAD VICTIM DIED IMMEDIATELY OF MASIVE HEAD INJURIES
A MULTIPLE FATAL ROOF ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS RAY DANIELS CONTINIOUS MINER OPERATOR AND DANNY MCGLOTHLIN MINER HELPER PARKED THE CONTINIOUS MINING MACHINE IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE NO 30 PILLAR AND WERE PREPARING TO SET TIMBERS FOR THE PUSHOUT WHEN THE ROOF FELL WITHOUT WARNING
A MULTIPLE FATGAL ROOF ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS RAY DANIELS CONTINIOUS MINER OPERATOR AND DANNY MCGLOTHLIN MINER HELPER PARKED CONTINIOUS MINING MACHINE IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE NO 30 PILLAR AND WERE PREPARING TO SET TIMBERS FOR THE PUSHOUT WHEN THE ROOF FELL WITHOUT WARNING
I NAME WAS WORKING ON THE RIGHT FRONT ROLLER CARRIER STAND ON A CATERPILLAR D9G WHILE POSITIONED UNDER THE BUCKET OF A CATERPILLAR 966C FRONT END LOADER. THE LOADER BUCKET WAS BEING USED TO HO LD DOWN THE ROLLER STAND IT MOVED AND FELL OFF O F THE STAND AND PINNED HIM RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.
MACK COAL TRUCK WRECK AND HEAD INJURY TO THE DRIVER
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A BATTERY-POWERED SCOOP CLEANING ROADWAY COAL AT THE NO. 2 BLOCK ON FIRST RIGHT PANEL. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A PORTION OF THE MINE ROOF, MEASURING 30 INCHES THICK A MINUMUM OF 20 FT IN WIDTH, AND EXTENDING AN UNDETERMINED DISTANCE, FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM AND SCOOP. THE HEIGHT OF THE COAL WAS 39 INCHES.
EMPL CLIMBED UP A SAND STORAGE PILE.THE EMPL EITHER FELL OR ENTERED PILE AND WAS TRAPPED WHEN SAND CAVED IN.EMPL WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY.
I NAME SET A JACK SO THE MINER COULD CUT COAL AND WHEN THE JACK PUT PRESSURE ON THE ROOF A SLIP OF ROOF FELL ON HIM CRUSHING HIS HEAD
I.NAME DRIVING GRADALL WHICH HIT A ROCK WALL.THE GRADALL KEPT MOVING AND ENDED UP UNDER WATER.VHEHICLE DISCOVERED UNDER WATER SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BOOM SECTION OF SPREDER WHEN BOOM JOLTED UP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO GROUND HE SUSTAINED FATAL HEAD INJURIES
BEGINING HIS WORK SHIFT AFTER LUNCH-READYING HIMSELF TO CLEAN OUT THE BOTTOM-ROW OF DRILL HOLES. A SLAB OF LIMESTONE FELL FROM THE CEILING OF THE MINE, APPROX. 15\X30\ WITH A DEPTH OF 4" TO 12 " AND PART OF SAME STRUCK HIM.
THE VICTIMS WERE WORKING IN THE UNVENTILATED FACE AREAS. THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE BLASTING OF THREE CUTS OF COAL IN THIS AREA. THEY DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
THE VICTIMS WERE WORKING IN THE UNVENTILATED FACE AREAS. THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE BLASTING OF THREE CUTS OF COAL IN THIS AREA. THEY DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
THE VICTIM WERE WORKING IN THE UNVENTILATED FACE AREAS. THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE BLASTING OF THREE CUTS OF COAL IN THIS AREA. THEY DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
AN INDEPENDENT TRUCK DRIVER COMING DOWN GRADE TRIED TO SHIFT TO LOWER GEAR AND MISSED TRUCKER THEN JUMPED FROM HIS CAB AND WAS RUN OVER
A 50TON WATER TRUCK 10,000 GALLON CAPACITY WAS BEING FILLED AT A WATER STAND, WHEN DUMP BRAKE FAILED AND ALLOWED IT TO RUN FREE ONTO #8 ROAD AND STRUCK PICKUP #105 HEADON, WHICH WAS OPERATED B Y THE VICTIM.
DECEASED ENTERED CRUSHER TO FREE IMPELLER-STARTED IMPELLER ROLLING WITH FOOT AND WAS CAUGHT BY HAMMER AND PULLED INTO BREAKER BIN.
A ROCK OF APPROXIMATELY 5 TONS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE WLL AND PINNED THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE LOADER WHILE HE WAS GREASING THE MACHINE
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL THIS STRUCK EMPLOYEE AND TRAPPED THE EMPLOYEE UNDER THE ROCK
VICTIM WAS OPERATING A TUGGER WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A GROUT BOX, 1/2 FULL OF GROUT TO POSITION BOX FOR PERPENDICULAR LIFT BY THE QUARRY DERRICK. TUGGER PULLED OFF THE BASE-HOLD-DOWN PINS AND K NOCKED VICTIM OFF BENCH TO QUARRY FLOOR 18 FT BELOW. SAFETY LINES WERE PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE VICTIM WAS NOT TIED OFF.
THREE MEN WERE BEGINNING TO INSTALL A ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELTING WHICH WAS SUSPENDED FROM A CRANE FOR UNROLLING. THE CHAIN SUPPORTING THE ROLL SLIPPED THROUGH A CLEVIS ALLOWING THE CHAIN TO SLID E OFF A PIPE THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE ROLL. THE ROLL FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE HEAD. THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS INCREASED BY THE FACT THAT THE ROLL WAS HOISTED HIGHER THAN NECESS
AN END LOADER WAS BEING USED TO TOW A ROCK TRUCK DOWNGRADE THE TRUCK JACK KNIFED CAUSING THE LOADER TO OVERTURN