Mining Incidents

No 2 Mine Coal

Hoopwood Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Akers Arthur Bill
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1507975

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1985 · 3 incidents

August 21, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS HELPING ON BOLTER, REPLACING BOLTS AT PORTAL OF #2 ENTRY. THE TOP WAS 9\ HIGH AND THE BOLTER OPERATOR NEEDED HELP HOLDING HIS STEEL TO START A HOLE. THE BOLTER STEEL CAME LOOSE AND HI T THE MAN HELPING ON THE HAND, HURTING HIS THUMB.

July 23, 1985 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARRYING DUST AUGER FOR CUTTING MACHINE.BENT OVER AND STRAINED SIDE AND BACK.

May 10, 1985 KY · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

MEN WERE RIDING SCOOP INSIDE TO BEGIN WORK SCOOP HIT POT HOLE BOUNCED HIM & HURT BACK. OTHER MEN WERE RIDING IN SCOOP. HE WORKED ALL DAY FRI 5-10-85 MON 5-13-85 CAME OUT TO WORK TUE 5-14-85 WENT BACK HOME THEN WENT TO E/R.

1984 · 2 incidents

December 5, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS STARTING TO DRILL BOLT HOLE WHEN HE STARTED THE ROTATION UP IT THREW A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE HITTING HIM OVER THE TOP LIP CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION

November 5, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 1INX2IN THICK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HIP

1983 · 2 incidents

September 6, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF COAL FELL HE JUMPED BACK QUICK FROM PIECE OF COAL AND HURT HIS BACK

June 8, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING TOP,ROCK FELL AND HIT HAND.