Employee working a supply yard - picked up a piece of metal - snake strike and bite him.
White Cabin #7Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 2005–2011
- Latest incident
- Sep 2011
Reportable incidents
13 on file2011 · 3 incidents
A non-injury roof fall appx. 16'x10'x1-10' occurred just inby the fan portal.
A non-injury roof fall accident was reported at 12:10 am 1-24-2010 to MSHA, The non-injury roof fall was at the old #5 beltline break 3. Length of fall is 30' width is 20' and height is 5' to 6' KY OMSL investigated the Non-injury roof fall.
2010 · 5 incidents
A non-injury roof fall accident has occured in the no.1 entry of the left return on panel 32 off the 4th northwest mains. The fall wa discovered during the weekly exam of the left return airway. The fall is located approximately 50 feet inby survey station no,1098 in the intersection. the fall is approximately 40 feet in length and approximately 6 feet thick.
CM was in #1 entry, mined into source of water, an ungrouted core hole, unknown driller. Elevation changed 3 brks (180 ft) outby face. Water accumulated in #1 & #2. Moved equipment, began pumping. The water did not present any danger to the men. We do not believe this is a reportable inundation.
Leaving #7 entry go to left bolter, trip over rock, fall onto left knee. Complete shift, file injury report, go home, next day go to family Dr. has soft tissue damage & brusing. On 6-10-2010 find out employee not at work. Call him at home learn been taken off work until 6-14-2010. Employee not show up for work.
Employee was putting up bolt, a rock bust loose from roof, spinning of bolt propelled rock, rock struck right side of face. Injured nose, and right eye area; cause fracture to nose and laceration.
Employee was in entry #6 and moving CM to entry #4. Slack for CM was toward entry #7. He was running to #7 to get a pull rope, and ran into a roof bolt head, injuring his neck and rt arm. He worked 02-01-2010, went to Dr. 02-02-2010 and was scheduled for MRI.Employee began physical therapy 02-08-2010.
2009 · 1 incident
EE walking through intersection of #3 entry, trip over water line, and fell onto SCSR injured low back area. Taken to ER, x-ray negative, released to RTW 9/2/09. On 9/2/09 saw Dr. at Family Health Center, taken off work..
2006 · 2 incidents
Employee was recovering a CO sensor box at #2 belt head when he came in contact with a belt hanger cutting his ear. The laceration was closed with 6 stitches.
Employee was closing the guard on the breaker box of a scoop, caught finger between guard and lid cutting middle finger, Requiring 4 stitches.
2005 · 2 incidents
The 3rd shift crew found unplanned roof fall's in the face area of the White Cabin # 7 mine. The falls were in the faces of #4, 7 and 8. The area was cribbed and dangered off and the equipment was removed from the section and moved approximatly 500' outby to a new section.
Employee was bolting a place that had fallen out. He had installed 2 rows of bolts and was on the 3rd row inside bolt when a rock fell striking canopy, then striking employee on right ear causing a laceration to the right ear. He was taken to local hospital where 3 stitches were used to close the laceration.