Mining Incidents

Surface Coal

Controlled by Johnson Oral
Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1507032

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1995
Latest incident
May 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1995 · 1 incident

May 18, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J B Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

DRIVE SHAFT BROKE AND HIT THE FRAME CAUSING JAGGED METAL ON THE FRAME. WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED, HAND HIT JAGGED METAL, CAUSED INJURY TO TOP OF RT HAND.

1991 · 1 incident

July 16, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J B Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A CREW LOADING HOLES WITH ANFO FROM A BULK TRUCK. AFTER CHANGING POSITIONS OF THE TRUCK, HE WAS STEPPING FROM THE CAB OF THE TRUCK, SLIPPED ON THE STEP, AND FELL TO T HE GROUND. HIS LEFT ANKLE WAS INJURED IN THE FALL.

1990 · 2 incidents

February 14, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J B Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

TIRE COMPANY EMPLOYEE PROPPED TIRE AGAINST 75 TON WABCO ROCK TRUCK.WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND TIRE ONE SECTION OF CHAIN WAS STILL UNDERNEATH TIRE CAUSING TIRE TO SHIFT AND

February 13, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
J B Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OBJECT GOT IN HIS EYE THROUGH OUT THIS SHIFT THE EMPLOYEE DID DO SOME GRINDING OF METAL WITH A GRINDER & HAMMERED ON A PIN IN A DRILL TRACK

1989 · 1 incident

September 6, 1989 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J B Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH RATCHET AND SOCKET ON VALVE. COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HAND FINISHED SHIFT WENT TO DR NEXT AM. DR SAID EMP BROKEN BONE IN HAND

1988 · 1 incident

July 14, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
J B Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BRAKE CYLINDER FOR A 50 T WABCO REFUSE TRUCK. HE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH TO REMOVE A NUT FROM A SHAFT SITUATED INSIDE THE CYLINDER. AS THE WRENCH WAS TURNING THE NUT, HIS LEFT WRIST CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SPINNING NUT INFLICTINGA LACERATION APPROXIMATELY 1" IN LENGTH.

1986 · 1 incident

January 23, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
J B Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TWO OTHER MMEN REMOVE ENGINE FROM 50 TON HAUL PAK TRACK HE WAS SITTING ON PLATFROM OVER ENGINE USING HIS FOOT TO SHAKE ENGINE.HE HAD HIS FOOT ON FRONT OF LIFTING DEVICE EN GINE SLID BACKW5RDS BABLE SLIP FORWARDS TRAPING HIS FOOT BETWEEN CABLE AND LIFTING DEVICE.

1983 · 1 incident

September 28, 1983 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J B Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER MAN TO REMOVE THE HYDRAULIC TANK FROM A REFUSE TRUCK. THE TANK IS LOCATED BEHIND THE CAB OF THE TRUCK, APPROX 9 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE RUNNING BOARD ADJUST TO THE TANK HE WAS ATTEMTING TO CHANGE HIS FOOTING WHEN HE STEPPED WITH ONE FOOT ONTO THE TRUCKS FRONT TIRE, LAST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.