Driving piece of drill steel out of the chuck with a hammer & piece of steel chipped off & went into thigh.
R F #3 ElkhornCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 2000–2006
- Latest incident
- Aug 2006
Reportable incidents
19 on file2006 · 2 incidents
EE was trouble shooting the continious miner cable. He tried to reset the breaker and the cable blew out and burned his abodomen.
2005 · 7 incidents
Roof fall occurred 2 crosscuts inby survey station 638. fall was 50' long 35' x 4' thick. retreal Mining fall occurred at the retrient area.
Roof fall occurred #6 beltline. the fall measured 60' long, 20' wide, 4 thick. fall occurred at the anchorage zone.
roof fall occurred at spad 1373 and it measured approximately 5' thick, 30' long and 16' wide.
A roof fall occurred 60 ft inby spad 1363 and it measured approximately 20 ft wide, 35 ft long, and 5 ft thick.
Roof fall occurred in #6 entry 30 ft long, 18 ft fluid and 5' thick.
A roof fall occurred one break out by spad 313, it was approximately 5 feet thick, 20 feet wide and 40 feet long.
Roof fall occurred 2000 ft outby section. Roof measured 40' long, 20 ft wide and 7 ft in thickness.
2004 · 3 incidents
SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT BACK OF THE HEAD DRIVE, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
A ROCK OF THE CORNER OF THE COAL RIB CAME UNDERNEATH THE EDGE OF THE CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
WHILE UNROLLING BELT OFF OF A ROLL, THE BELTHANGER CAME LOOSE. THE CHAIN OR BELTHANGER STRUCK HIS HAND
2003 · 3 incidents
STANDING ON EXTENSION LADDER, TIGHTENING A BOLT TO A COAL CHUTE, HIS RATCHET SLIPPED. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF OF LADDER.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED 80 FEET INBY SPAD 508 IN #6 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 40 FT LONG, 4 FT THICK AND 18 FT WIDE.
PULLING ON BELTLINE WHILE LOADING BELT ON FLAT CAR AND CLAIMED HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS OPERATING THE MANTRIP TAKING THE OTHER MEN & HIMSELF UNDERGROUND. HE HIT A BUMP ON THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE ROOF OF THEMINE. NATURE OF INJURY UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
2001 · 2 incidents
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER, PUSHING HIM BACK INTO THE SHUTTLE CAR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE #1 BELTLINE WHEN A SPLICE CAUGHT HIS #4 COAL SHOVEL AND JERKED HIM PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL E.R. ON 4-4-01.
2000 · 1 incident
THE EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE SUFFERED PAIN INHIS HEEL OF HIS LEFT FOOT. DID NOT MISS WORK OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-20-01.