Mining Incidents

Moore ProcessingCoal

101 Coal, Inc. · Facility
Coalgood, Harlan County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1505215
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2009–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EE was stacking coal with a 980G loader. As EE backed up EE dropped off a pile of coal that EE missed that was 2 feet tall. EE's seat bottomed out and stubbed EE's lower back.

2023 · 3 incidents

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was getting off dozer & put all weight on left foot to step down and it popped behind EE's left knee

Fall onto or against objects

Employee climbed a ladder to check the feed box in the plant the ladder moved causing them to hit their right side ribs on the wash box. Employee then climbed down the ladder and reported the accident.

Fall from machine

Coal on the push arm, dismounting the machine incorrectly.

2022 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While grinding / cutting a piece of 1/4"" thick angle iron metal, the grinder jumped/kicked back and struck the left hand.

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner picked up a 4lb hammer and EE's back hurt.

2019 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

A truck driver observed EE standing beside the loader pulling pants up. Then in another moment & on a second look driver noticed EE lying face down on the ground. The driver notified others and activated emergency procedures. EE appeared lethargic, sweating, chilling and in pain. EE was transported by ambulance to emergency room.

2018 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Between haul road curves 6 and 7 the truck went into a ditch.

2017 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee weed-eating beside sample building area on the bank between beltline & the clean coal wall. Employee stated may have twisted ankle, and may have been tripped by honey suckle vine around foot. Employee completed shift and did not seek medical attention.

2009 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was removing forms from the inner wall of the raw coal tunnel. While making a move to the next panel he was relocating his positioning hook at the same time the loose panel fell causing him to loose his balance and fall from a distance of approximately 6 feet.