Employee was lifting belt structure and hurt EE's back
Poundmill Mine No 90 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 2012–2016
- Latest incident
- Mar 2016
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 22,244 | 17 | 4 | 764.3 |
| 2013 Q3 | 20,172 | 21 | 3 | 1041.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 21,337 | 10 | 0 | 468.7 |
Reportable incidents
15 on file2016 · 1 incident
2015 · 6 incidents
Employee was operating a roof bolter and bumped his elbow on the ATRS frame and bruised his elbow.
Found an unintentional roof fall in the # 2 Entry 1 break inby # 6 Belt Drive. Fall dimensions were 20' wide by 40' long by 6' thick.
Found 2 unintentional roof falls in the 1st and 2nd Maces Bleeder Panels. Both falls were located from the #2 entry through the crosscut to the #4 entry.
An unintentional roof fall occurred at Break # 14, #2 Entry on 2nd panel off Peter Fork Submains.
A supervisory employee was working in and around the drift mouth changing out a frozen section of 4" fresh waterline. A small hole in his glove resulted in a "frost bite" injury that required a medical procedure to remove the dead/damaged tissue on March 6, 2015 which then made this a Reportable Injury.
Employee was scattering belt structure and tripped and strained lower back.
2014 · 6 incidents
Employee was shoveling belt and caught his left index finger between the top and the shovel handle and cut his finger. Sutures required.
Found an unintentional roof fall in the #2 entry of the #3 left bleeder panel.
Employee was helping tighten the low structure when a crib block flew out and struck him on the left shin. Has been diagnosed with a fracture.
Employee was cutting on a belt guard with a utility knife and cut his right thigh. 11 sutures required.
Found an unintentional fall on the #3 Belt line (#3 Entry) at break # 20 on the #5 PM Panel.
While helping make a belt splice he was moving the knocker his finger was accidentally hit with a hammer by another employee.
2012 · 2 incidents
Employee was bolting top and caught his hand between the canopy and drill steel. Fractured a bone in his hand. Started missing work 9-25-2012
EE was putting oil in miner and a lid fell on his right thumb. 6 sutures required.