Employee had his hand resting on the back of the scoop blade when the operator of the scoop inadvertently pulled in the ram and mashed the employees right hand causing a fracture to the right ring finger.
Green Ridge #1 MineCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 25
- Years on record
- 2004–2009
- Latest incident
- Dec 2009
Reportable incidents
25 on file2009 · 4 incidents
Weekly examiner found a roof fall at #31 crosscut in the #2 entry of the 3 Mains section. The fall measured approximately 8'L x 12'W x 12"" thick and did not fall above the anchorage.
An Unintentional roof occurred on the (004 MMU) 4 Mains section in the 110 pillar block #5 entry inby spad #952 in the #3 lift, resulting in the Company #17 remote control continuous mining machine being caught by mine roof.
injured dislodged a rock from the tailgate of a coal truck when it shut injure left ring finger got caught between the tailgate and the bed of the coal truck. He was transported to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a fractured and lacerated left ring finger.
2008 · 9 incidents
Injured was tramming shuttle car to the face when he hit a hole in the roadway causing his head to strike the canopy injuring his neck.
Roof fall was discovered at Break #45 #1 entry adjacent to #3 belt line. No one was injured, trapped, no excapeway was blocked or airway affectted. Area has been breakered off.
Injured was tramming shuttle car to the miner, when he hit a hole in the roadway, causing his head to come in contact with the canopy and injurying his neck.
At 6:32AM, the fireboss walking the bleeders reported a fall at #33 break. 20'Wx100'Lx5'T. area is 8990' from the active face. Travel way nor ventilation was not affected.
Injured was repairing a belt splice at #5 belthead. He was using come alongs to pull the belt. The clamp came loose striking him in the mouth. He went to Welch emg. He hand a broken tooth.
Injured was using a utility knife to trim the plastic from a knee pad that was irritating his knee. The knife slipped, lacerating the anterior side of the right palm. He was transported to a medical facility where the wound took 16 stictches to close the wound. Employees have been contacted to always cut away from the body.
Injured was crossing the #6 tailpiece when his foot got tangled up on a turn buckle anchoring the tailpiece. This twisted his left ankle. Causing a sprain to the left ankle.
Injured had layed down a piece of drill steel on the power center. There was a burr on the piece of steel that lacerated his left hand little finger. Drill steel was taken out of service. (Injured was taken to the hospital where they put 3 stitches in it to close the wound. by 220080840022)
Injured had his hand touching a shuttle car and received a electrical shock which knocked him to the ground.
2007 · 2 incidents
Injured was hanging a piece of miner cable when he felt something in his back pull. He did not miss any work as a result of this accident until 11/06/07.
An accumulation of water in the #2 entry at varying locations from #5 break inby to #40 break prohibited the use of normal mine tranportation in this area. A new pump discharge line was installed.
2006 · 5 incidents
Injured was scooping in the #2 entry, rt. rib. The scoop blade was back under the curtain on the rt. side of the scoop. When he backed up, the curtain hooked on the scoop, he was attempting to free the curtain while backing out and caught his hand between the scoop and the rib.
A roof fall occurred on mmu-002 while extracting a lift on a pillar section.
Injured was struck in the head by a clevis pin which broke while trying to extract a continuous miner from a pillar fall. Injured was unconscious for about 30 seconds.
Injured was cutting a piece of belt with a utility knife. The kniffe passed through the belt faster than what he anticipated and entered his right leg just above the knee. Eight stitches were required.
Injured was tramming a scoop up to pick up some rock dust. When he went around a corner of a block he put his left hand outside of the scoop and in between the hinge point of the scoop just outside the operators deck. As he turned the two halves of the scoop came together catching his finger.
2005 · 1 incident
Injured was sitting on the edge of a supply car and the tire rolled up on his left leg resulting in a fracture.
2004 · 4 incidents
Injured was traveling from #3 entry at the dump point to the power center. His left foot slipped out from under him causing him to fall and striking his knee against the mine floor.
A FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 HEADING ON THE OUTBY EDGE OF THE INTERSECTION IN THE #8 CROSSCUT. FALL IS 4 1/2 TO 5 FT IN THICKNESS AND MEASURES 20 FT LONG AT ITS WIDEST POINT AND TAPERS DOWN TO 17 FT WIDE.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON A RAM CAR TO HANG A PIECE OF CABLE. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
NEW FACE UP THE HIGHWALL HAD SEVERAL MUD SEAMS IN IT.