Mining Incidents

Bowie No 3 Mine Coal

Bowie Resources Limited · Underground
Paonia, Delta County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504758

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
130
citations
21
significant & substantial
$11,575
proposed penalties
$11,575
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 22,192 53 7 2388.2
2005 Q2 22,194 14 7 630.8
2005 Q1 62,840 23 4 366.0
2004 Q3 23,131 14 2 605.2
2004 Q1 16,004 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2005 · 10 incidents

September 20, 2005 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bowie Resources Limited · 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.

August 11, 2005 CO · Coal longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator MACHINERY
Bowie Resources Limited · 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.

July 13, 2005 CO · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bowie Resources Limited · 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.

July 12, 2005 CO · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bowie Resources Limited · 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.

July 11, 2005 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bowie Resources Limited · 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.

July 10, 2005 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bowie Resources Limited · 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.

June 13, 2005 CO · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bowie Resources Limited · Struck by falling object

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

March 29, 2005 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bowie Resources Limited · 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.

February 7, 2005 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bowie Resources Limited · 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

October 27, 2004 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Bowie Resources Limited · 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.

October 22, 2004 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Bowie Resources Limited · 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)

September 13, 2004 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bowie Resources Limited · 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.