Skyline Mine #3 — Accidents

Total: 212 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/14/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE LONGWALL FACE HAD ADVANCED APPROXIMATELY 160FEET WITHOUT A SUBSTANTIAL CAVE. WHEN THE ROOF FRACTURED THE RESULTING CAVE WAS ASSOCIATED WITHAN AIRBLAST THAT DAMAGED UP TO 20 PERMANENT VENT ILATION...
12/10/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None APPROX @9AM A REPORTABLE ROOF FALL WAS ENOCUNTERED @#7 XCUT INBY MAIN FAN. FALL MEASURED 25'L 20' W, & 6' HIGH. IN THE INTERSECTION. AIR SLACK& MOISTURE WAS THE MAIN REASON DETERMINED FOR FA LL. INSPE...
11/27/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20FT W, BY 25FT LONG BY 10FT HIGH WAS ENC0UNTERED AT XCUT 5 IN THE OLD 1 LEFT TAIL GATE SECTION DURING A PRESHIFT EXAMINATION OF THIS AREA. THE FALL HAD HAPPEDNED IN AN INTERSECT...
11/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PACKING MATERIAL ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE WHEN HE GOT OUT OF STEP WITH ANOTHEREMPLOYEE WHO WAS HELPING PACK THE MATERIAL. HE TOOK A LONG STRIDE TO GET BACK IN STEP AND FELT A STRAIN...
10/20/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHEARER FROM HEADGATE TO TAIL. COME TO A LOW SPOT IN FACE, SLOWED DOWN AND WAS HOSING UP SHIELDS FOR MORE ROOM, AND WAS STRUCK BY A LUMP OF COAL THAT HAD BOUNCED OFF SH EARER. I...
10/12/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AT APPROX. 10:00 PM A REPORTABLE ROOF FALL WAS ENCOUNTERED INT HE 8 LEFT DEVELOPMENT SECTION AT X CUT 22 1/2. THE FALL MEASURED 6FT HIGH, 8FT WIDE AND 20 FT LONG. THIS FALL BLOCKED THE SECONDA RY ESCA...
08/20/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None WHILE PRESHIFTING BELTLINE IN THE 8 LEFT DEVELOPMENT SECTION A ROOF FALL WAS ENCOUNTERED AT XCUT24. THE FALL MEASURED 28' AT THE BEGINNING, 80' LONG & 24' AT THE BACKSIDE & 11' HIGH. THE FALL OCCURRED...
08/13/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY A PUMPMAN IN THE 8 LEFT RETURN. HE ROOF FALL MEASURED 10 FT BY 10 FT BY 3 FT HIGH. THE ROOF MATERIAL HAD FALLEN OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS. THIS FALL BLOCKED TO SECONDARY E SCAPEWA...
06/10/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted INJURED WAS INSTALLING 24' BOLTS. AT THE END OF DRILLING THE 24' HOLE WHILE HOLDING THE DRILL STEEL TO THE ROOF, HE WENT TO GRAB PIPE WRENCH WHICH WAS ON STEELS. AS HE DID, HE INADVERTENTLY HIT ROTATI...
04/10/2000 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal THE OFF-STANDARD CAR OPERATOR IN THE 7 LEFT SECTION WAS FOUND FATALLY INJURED, PINNED BETWEEN THE CAR CANOPY AND THE RIB. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT THE FEEDER BREAKER FOR THE SECTION. AN INVESTIG ATION I...
03/22/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None WEEKLY EXAMINER DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY OF 14LTG AT X-CUT 26-27. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 18'WX5'HX40'L. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' RESIN BOLTS, SUPPLEMENTED W ITH WIRE...
02/06/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE MINE EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL AT XCUT 10, NO 2 2 ENTRY IN THE 16 LEFT PANEL. THE AREA HAD A FAULT PASSING THROUGH THIS INTERSECTIONTHE INTERSECTION HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6 FT RESIN BOL...