Dixie Fuel Company · Fall onto or against objects
HE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE VIBRATOR AND AS HE PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON TOP OF SPRING AND STARTED TO CLIMB UP THE VIBRATOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, DROPPING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON TOP OF THE SPRING.
Grays Knob Prep Plant Coal
Dixie Fuel Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Joseph T Bennett
Grays Knob,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1509444
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1986–1995
- Latest incident
- May 1995
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file1995 · 2 incidents
Dixie Fuel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A RAILROAD CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND HE PUT A SLATE BAR UNDER THE WHEEL TO MOVE IT, THE BAR SLIPPED, HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.
1994 · 2 incidents
July 18, 1994
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE & COWORKER WERE CHANGING A PIECE OF 12IN PIPE WHILE THEY WERE DRAGGING THE PIPE ACROSS THE FLOOR HE INJURED HIS BACK
March 12, 1994
KY · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Fuel Company · Fall from machine
HE WAS ON A RAILROAD CAR LETTING OFF THE BRAKE HE FELL OFF THE RAILROAD CAR HITTING THE COUPLING DEVICE
1993 · 2 incidents
Dixie Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE WORKING ON A VIBRATOR. WHEN HE STOOD UP AND TURNED AROUND, HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED.
June 16, 1993
KY · Coal
tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie Fuel Company · Fall from machine
A COAL CAR CABLE BROKE, LETTING A COAL CAR RUN AWAY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER ON A COAL CAR, TO TRY TO STOP THE RUN AWAY COAL CAR, WHEN HE FELL DOWN THE LADDER.
1992 · 2 incidents
Dixie Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER BELT WITH A SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL HIT BELT AND PUSHED EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER AND ARM BACK.
August 14, 1992
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dixie Fuel Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
24295ESS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON 8-14-92 OF ALLEGED PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
1991 · 2 incidents
Dixie Fuel Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
NOTIFICATION OF ALLEGED PNEUMOCONIOSIS RECEIVED 8/14/91.
Dixie Fuel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING PIPE WHEN ONE KICKED OFF THE STACK AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE PART OF BOOT.
1990 · 3 incidents
September 14, 1990
KY · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Fuel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE WAS LIFTING PUMP CASING AND HAD SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT LOWER PART OF BACK. INJURY TO BACK.
June 29, 1990
KY · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dixie Fuel Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
NOTIFICATION OF ALLEGED HEARING LOSS-PER LETTER DATED 6-29-90.
February 16, 1990
KY · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dixie Fuel Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
NOTIFICATIO OF ALLEGED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BY LETTER DATED 2-20-90.
1987 · 2 incidents
October 23, 1987
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dixie Fuel Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
LAST EMPOSURE F2R BLACK LUNG-FILED A FEDERAL BLACK LUNG CLAIM. RECEIVED NOTICE OF CLAIM 11-11-87
September 21, 1987
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dixie Fuel Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
LAST EXPOSURE D5TE FRO BLACK LUNG NOTIFIED 11-23-87 OF OCCUPATIONAL DIEABILTY.
1986 · 2 incidents
June 26, 1986
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Fuel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS TRYING TO L3FT & TURN TIRE ON RIM AND FELT TEARING STRAIN ON LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BODY.
April 14, 1986
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dixie Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING UNDER A TRUCK REMOVING BUMPER WITH HOIST STRAINED LIFTING BUMPER CAUSING HERNIA