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.
Bowie No 3 MineCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 2004–2005
- Latest incident
- Sep 2005
Reportable incidents
13 on file2005 · 10 incidents
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.
The employee attempted to move a 7 5/8 drill steel. The steel rolled into another steel pinching the left middle finger.
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.
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.
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.
A fall of roof prevented travel off of the Head Gate of the B-1 panel at crosscut 40.
Employee stated that as he moved a shield, a rock fell from the canopy, striking him in the right leg.
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.
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
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.
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)
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.