Mining Incidents

Reebok Coal

Reebok Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hicks Robert A
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1502539

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

April 26, 1991 KY · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HAD REMOVED GUARDS FROM BELT DRIVE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN GOB AWAY FROM ROLLEN WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING EE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER EE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

January 14, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A DRILL HEAD THE INJURED SAID HE FELT A STRAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.

1990 · 9 incidents

November 25, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL AT SPAD 490 OUTBY IN RETURN ALSO ROCK FALL ON 002 SECTION #3 ENTRY 3 BREAKS OUTBY FACE-BOTH FALLS OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 5 PM 11-24-90 AND 6 AM 11-26-90. MINE WAS IDLE.

August 16, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR TO FEEDER WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED ROCK IN ROADWAY. HE STOPPED SHUTTLE CAR & MOVED ROCK. HE SAID HE INJURED BACK EMPL WORKED FOR APPROX 1 1/2 HOURS THEN WENT HOME.

July 31, 1990 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPL WAS GROUND FAULTING BREAKER. RECEPTICLE ARCED CASUING BURN TO RIGHT HAND & FOREARM.

May 25, 1990 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GRINDING METAL WITH HAD GRINDER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT TOP OF LEFT HAND.

May 22, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BOLTING TOP THE CANOPY BROKE THRU SOME CAP COAL CAUSING THE BACK OF THE CANOPY TO COME DOWN STRIKING EE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

March 13, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK SHOVELING BELT

January 13, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER AWAY FROM FACE AREA CUTTING MAHCINE CABLE WAS LYING ON OPPOSITE RIB. CUTTING OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP AND REELED CABLE UP. CABLE HIT EMPLOYEE IN BACK LEGS AT KNEES. PINNING HIM AGAINST ROOF BOLTER AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED BAD STRAINED LEGS AND LOWER BACK.

1989 · 4 incidents

December 6, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND ROLLING TIMBERS IN THE PROCESS HE SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SIDE AND BACK.

May 22, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN RETURN SPAD #527 APPROXIMATELY 50 FT LONG CONTINUATION OF OLD FALL. DID NOT AFFECT AIR.ROCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 FT THICK CRIBBED AND TIMBERED FALL OFF AND DANGERED OFF DO NOT INTE ND TO CLEAN UP.

April 29, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS PINNING WET TOP WITH AUGER STEEL STEEL WAS CONECTED WITH NAILS HE WAS REMOVING AUGER FROM HOLE HE REACHED FOR AUGER AND NAIL CAUGHT GLOVE OF L HAND SMALL FINGER WAS SEVERED RING FINGE R AND MIDDLE FINGER WERE SEVERED AT FIRST JOINT SMALL FINGER AT 2ND JOINT