The employee was tramming scoop from outside to face. Got his light cord hung in roof bolt or plate jerking head around.
Mine No 17 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2006–2009
- Latest incident
- Mar 2009
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q2 | 11,462 | 1 | 0 | 87.2 |
| 2009 Q1 | 27,466 | 9 | 2 | 327.7 |
| 2008 Q4 | 20,457 | 25 | 8 | 1222.1 |
| 2008 Q3 | 21,642 | 18 | 6 | 831.7 |
| 2008 Q2 | 9,893 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
10 on file2009 · 7 incidents
Got left hand between left index finger and thumb between wrench and drill steel.
Laminated Sand and Slate
Rock fall - Laminated shell & sand.
Rock fall - Laminated sand & slate.
Had rock bar, trying to pry track off cable.
Hanging curtain up, got bumped by shuttle car.
2008 · 2 incidents
The operator was lowering the head of the miner from the operator side as the employee was looking underneath the machine with his left arm lying on the miner pan, catching arm between the pan and head on the off side of miner, breaking employee's arm.
Mashed right wrist and fingers drilling hole to install roof bolt.
2006 · 1 incident
Employee was installing roof bolts when his glove became caught on the bolt while it was rotating & it twisted his right hand.