Struck against a moving object
EE WAS INJURED WHILE PULLING LO-LO BACK INTO PLACE. HIS MBC JERRED CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE AGAINST THE MBC.
Black Thunder Mine No. 1Coal
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Underground
Controlled by El Paso Energy Corp
Skyline, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1508977
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Nov 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2000 · 3 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PUTTING UP A BOLT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE GRABBED FOR SOMETHING TO KEEP HIM FROM FALLING. HE GOT HIS HAND ON THE DRILL POT AS IT WENT UP. THE POT PUSHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE ROOF AND C UT OFF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.