Mining Incidents

Bowie No 3 MineCoal

Paonia, Delta County, CO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504758
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2005 · 10 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee attempted to stop a stack of roof mesh from tipping over. He tripped getting out of the way and the mesh struck him as he was on the mine floor.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

This employee attemped to move and set a shield by remote means. The shield appears to have set by the auto-set function. The side seal was over lapped and the side seal came off striking the employee.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee attempted to move a 7 5/8 drill steel. The steel rolled into another steel pinching the left middle finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A shackle broke while pulling on the mobile tailpiece of the longwall with a ""miner puller"". A piece of the tow chain struck the employee.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was helping to move a steel roof support beam over the stageloader. This employee pinched his right index finger between the beam and the electrical nip on the stageloader.

Struck by falling object

On 07/22/05 the employee reported C-spine injury from an injury sustained on 07/10/05. The employee was setting secondary support along the stageloader when a piece of roof rock struck him on the head.

Accident type, without injuries

A fall of roof prevented travel off of the Head Gate of the B-1 panel at crosscut 40.

Struck by falling object

Employee stated that as he moved a shield, a rock fell from the canopy, striking him in the right leg.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 4/12/05 completion of an investigation and review of medical records, indicated the employee suffered a second hernia while exiting a Wagner Scoop.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was determined to have a hernia on the right side. He believes that it occurred on 02/07/05 while assisting the setting of Big John roof support. (4/18/05 per call - hernia repaired)

2004 · 3 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistant eye irritation from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye irrigations and antibiotic ointment as precaution.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistent eye irritations from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye irrigations and antibiotic ointment as precaution. (No Lost Time)

Struck by flying object

The employee attempted to cut a wire band on a bundle of wire roof mesh to separate the smaller bundles. The mesh sprung and then recoiled back into the employee, pinning him between bundles of mesh.