Mining Incidents

Emmons Plant #1 Coal

Controlled by Bolling Vince Jr
Kodak, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1504312

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 12, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAIN AIR LINE ON TRUCK BURST, DRIVER JUMPED 7 POSSIBLY TRUCK RAN OVER DECEASED. WE ARE AWAITING CONFIRMATION OF OUTOPSY REPORTS

Reportable incidents

17 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 3 incidents

June 16, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING SHEET ME7AL AT THE METAL RACK USING A SLATE BAR WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF METAL WHILE PRYING WITH BAR A SEVERE PAIN CAME IN LOWER BACK AND HIPS

April 20, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHECKING ENGINE3OIL , CREELED ANKLE WHEN CLIMBING OFF TRUCK BUMPER

March 16, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

REVERSING LEADS3ON STACKER MOTOR AT SWITCH PANEL DISCONNECT WAS PULLED BUT WAS WORKING ON HOT SIDE WHEN 2 WIRES GOT TOGETHER RESULTING IN FLASH BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS.

1986 · 8 incidents

November 28, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REPAIRING FLAT 7IRE 11 X 24 LIFTING TIRE LOWER BACK INJURY.

November 20, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

WORKING ON FRON7END LOADER WORKING ON ENGINE AND WAS GETTING OFF LOADER TO GET PARTS AND SLIPPED AND HURT BACK.

September 9, 1986 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING AWAY FR2M COAL HOPPER AFTER PUTTING ON CABLE WHEN CABLE BROKE AND WRAPPED AROUND LEGS.

June 9, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PUTTING 7ABLE IN MAINTENANCE TRUCK, TRUCK DRIVER ACCIDENTLY STARTED TRUCK PINNING I.NAME IN BETWEEN TRUCK & BACKHOE.

May 27, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ON FEED9R DOOR TO INSTALL A HYDRALIC JACK WHEN PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE

May 21, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS REMOVIN1 TIRE FROM TRUCK PULLED ON TIRES AND HURT BACK

February 1, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS MOVING O3L DRUM TO FILL LOADER WITH OIL

January 17, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS MOVING T9UCK REAR WHEEL WAS OVER BANK SET PARK BRAKE AND JUMPED OUT

1985 · 6 incidents

September 12, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MOVING O3L DRUM-SMASHED FINGER (RIGHT INDEX.)

September 5, 1985 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PUTTING 9R CAR DOORS UP-PUSHED THEM W/HIS FOOT PULLING HIP OUT OF PLACE.

May 16, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PULLING 7ABLE-LIFTED CABLE OVER END LOADER BUCKET PULLING MUSCLES.

April 4, 1985 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator MACHINERY
Kodak Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS RIDING I3 THE BACK OF A PICK UP ACROSS TRACKS, TRUCK JARRED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OUT AND HURT RIGHT ELBOW.