Mining Incidents

#1 StripCoal

Controlled by James Larry Jamieson
McWhorter, Laurel County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1510042
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2004–2007
Latest incident
Aug 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing a motor in an auger that required heavy lifting and tugging. The next day a knot appeared on the left side of the employee's back along with a lot of pain and discomfort.

2006 · 4 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was ripping rock with a dozer which causes him to look over his shoulder while performing his job. The dozer lunged forward then hung up causing a jerking movement while the dozer is constantly vibrating. The employee is complaining of numbness and pain to both hips and lower back.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee removed exhaust hose from water pump prior to moving pump. When exhaust hose was removed, the hot water from the reservoir covered employee's legs and left arm.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was repairing a D9L when his hand slipped breaking his ring finger on his left hand

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was moving water pumps and attempted to move a pump that was frozen to the ground and felt a pull in his left shoulder.

2005 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped in hole while walking across drill bench twisting his right ankle.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While starting auger, employee was pinned between control panel and carriage.

Struck against a moving object

Ee was operating the 980 ft loader and the bucket slipped off rock and jerked his neck.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING SOIL TO PREPARE IT FOR SEEDING WHEN GRADER BEGAN TO JUMP. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF GRADER BEFORE IT TURNED OVER; INJURING HIS RT. ANKLE.