Mine #23 — Accidents
Total: 57 accidents | Fatalities: 2
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09/2006 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 20d restricted | EE was operating a roof bolter in the #4 heading of the 001 mmu. He was installing a 10' cable bolt. As he was pushing the bolt into the drilled hole with a cable wrench, the bolt dislodged from the w... |
| 05/30/2006 | ELECTRICAL | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was hooking restraining clamps to cables at the power center after a power move and a miner cathead, approximately 6 ft. away from where he was, blew up causing temporary hearing loss. This occurre... |
| 05/02/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 18d restricted | EE had repaired a broken conveyor chain on a shuttle car. He was running the chain to check it and heard it making an unusual noise. He was looking under the shuttle car to locate the source of the no... |
| 10/24/2005 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Twisted left ankle by sliding minor cable into himself. |
| 08/23/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS LEANING ON THE CONT MINER OBSERVING MSHA INSPECTORS TAKING A PRESSURE READING ON THE DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM AND DRUG HIS RIGHT HAND ACROSS THE MINER CAUSING A LACERATION. WHAT CAUSED THE LACERA... |
| 09/14/2004 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | EE WAS LETTING THE CONTINUOUS MINER HEAD DOWN ON A CRIB THAT HAD BEEN BUILT FOR BLOCKING THE HEAD WHILE WORKING WAS TO BE PERFORMED. WHEN HEAD PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO CRIB, A CRIB SQUEEZED OUT, STRIKI... |
| 06/30/2004 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE SECTION OF THE SUBJECT MINE IN THE #5 HEADING. THE ROOF FALL IS APPROX. 30'LONG X 20'WIDE AND 5.5'THICK. THE ROOF FALL IS DIRECTLY INBY SURVEY STATION #16. |