Mining Incidents

Pleasant Ridge Strip Mine Coal

Controlled by Thomas E Green
Pleasant Ridge, Daviess County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1508356

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1987 · 1 incident

July 8, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Green Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO START CHEVY PICKUP BY CROSSING WIRES ON STARTER GOT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON RT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN ALTERNATOR PULLEY AND BELT BRUISED BOTH FINGERS AND CUT TIP OF RIN G FINGER 3

1985 · 1 incident

February 14, 1985 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE OILER WAS TAKING GREASE TRUCK UP A STEEP GRADE TO SERVICE 637 SCRAPER THE ENGINE CHOCKED OUT TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS THE BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD TRUCK HE TURNED TRUCK INTO BERM TO STO O IT WHEN HE DID THE TRUCK FLIPED OVER OIL PUMPS WERE BROKEN OFF A DOOR BENT ON.

1984 · 5 incidents

July 27, 1984 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HAD CLEARED THE PIT TO SET OFF AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE. HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HIS 637 SCRAPER. THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE WAS SET OFF WHICH BLEW OUT WHICH SENT FLYING ROCK UP THE HILL WHICH STRUCK HIM. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN BRUISED LEFT ELBOW & RIGHT WRIST.

July 27, 1984 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HAD CLEARED THE PIT TO SET OFF A SHOT. I,NAME WAS STANDING ON THE AROUND IN FRONT OF HIS SCRAPER. AN EXOPLOSIVE CHARGE WAS GET OFF WHICH SENT FLYING ROCK UPON THE HILL WHICH STRUCK HIM. ACCIDE NT RESULTED ON BRUISED KNEE ON LEFT SIDE.

July 27, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME WAS STANDING AT THE BACK OF THE WELDING TRUCK USING A VISE. AN EXPLOSION CHARGE WAS SET OFF & IT BLEW OUT SENDING ROCK INTO THE PARKING LOT WHICH STRUCK HIM. ROCK STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT A NKLE BRUISING IT.

July 27, 1984 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HAD CLEARED THE PIT TO SET OFF AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE. I,NAME WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF HIS SCRAPER. EXPLOSIVE CHARGE WAS SET OFF WHICH SENT FLYRING ROCK UP THE HILL WHICH STRUCK HIM . DUE TO BE STRUCK BY ROCK HE RECEIVED A BRUISED ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT (INSIDE OF LEFT KNEE).

July 27, 1984 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HAD CLEARED THE PIT TO SET OFF AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE. I.NAME WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HIS SCRAPPER. THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE WAS SET OFF WHICH BLEW OUT WHICH SENT FLYING ROCK UP THE HILL WHICH STRUC K HIM ACCIDENT RESULTED IN BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER, MIDDLE OF BACK AND ALSO BACK OF LEGS