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Slurry Line Safety
Two fatalities have occurred in the last 4 years due to frozen or blocked plant slurry lines. Accidents occurred when miners were hit by the pipe or ice dislodged during the process of correcting the problem ... Read more
Fatal Exploding-Vessel-Under-Pressure Accident, Tug Valley Coal Processing. Naugatuck, West Virginia. U.S.A.
What A preparation-plant foreman, with 23 years experience, was fatally injured while he was trying to break ice from the end of an 8-inch slurry pipe line when it suddenly broke free in a violent manner and fatally struck him Why Management failed... Read more
Fatal Exploding-Vessel-Under-Pressure Accident, Tug Valley Coal Processing. Naugatuck, West Virginia. U.S.A.
A preparation-plant foreman, with 23 years experience, was fatally injured while he was trying to break ice from the end of an 8-inch slurry pipe line when it suddenly broke free in a violent manner and fatally struck him. Management... Read more
PUMPING OF EXPLOSIVES
What It has long been recognised that the pumping of explosives of water/oil based explosives ingredients presents significant risks which need to be managed in a competent manner. One such risk is the potential for compression ignition events occurring during the... Read more
Fatal Machinery Accident at Supreme Energy Prep Plant, ICG Knott County, LLC, Kite, Knott County, Kentucky, ID No. 15-16567
What A 64-year-old heavy equipment operator was fatally injured while assisting the day shift plant crew in clearing a frozen slurry pipe line. Why The accident resulted from a failure to establish and follow safe work procedures for clearing a frozen slurry pipeline. Recommendations Remain... Read more
Eimco Hits Methane Drainage Pipeline
What An Eimco was engaged on cleaning a methane drainage installation site at the stub which was flooded with slurry from a burst water pipe on updip side of the place. While doing this, it hit one of the pipe ranges... Read more
FATAL POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENTat Lone Mountain Processing, Inc. Lone Mountain Processing (I.D. 44-05898) St. Charles, Lee County, Virginia
What A 49-year-old truck driver was fatally injured when the truck he was operating (a 50-ton 773B Caterpillar) backed through a haulroad berm prior to reaching the dump point, the truck overturned and slid down a steep slope into a coal... Read more
FATAL POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENTat Lone Mountain Processing, Inc. Lone Mountain Processing (I.D. 44-05898) St. Charles, Lee County, Virginia
What A 49-year-old truck driver was fatally injured when the truck he was operating (a 50-ton 773B Caterpillar) backed through a haulroad berm prior to reaching the dump point, the truck overturned and slid down a steep slope into a coal... Read more
Working safely with metalworking fluids
Metalworking fluids - suds, coolants, slurry or soap - are used during the machining of metals to provide lubrication and cooling, and to help carry away debris such as swarf and fine metal particles. They can also help to improve... Read more
Coal Mine Fatality - Pressurised pipe
What A 64-year-old heavy equipment operator was fatally injured while assisting the day shift plant crew in clearing a frozen slurry pipe line. ... Read more
Catastrophic failure of CIP leach tank
What A 200 m3 CIP leach tank failure resulted in discharge of its contents and those of interconnected tanks to their discharge level (another 200 m3 ) into the bunded... Read more
Backfill barricade failure
What As hydraulic fill was being placed into a void created by underground stoping, a large hole was punched through the brick retaining barricade. No hydraulic fill escaped into the workings. Why Inspection of the barricade and stope indicated that there was direct... Read more
METAL/NON-METAL MINE FATALITY - Fatal Fall of Person
What A plant operator was fatally injured when he fell into an empty slurry tank. He was making repairs at the plant and was sitting or standing on a rotted board being used as a work platform when it broke. Why The accident... Read more
Fatal Fall of Person Accident Evans Gravel, Inc.Evans Gravel, Inc.Milford, Clermont County, Ohio
What A plant operator was fatally injured when he fell into an empty slurry tank. He was making repairs at the plant and was sitting or standing on a rotted board being used as a work platform when it broke. Why The accident... Read more
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