Mining Incidents

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N F C MINING, INC. · Facility
Controlled by Clark D Pergrem
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1510271
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2000–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2022 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee climbed belt structure with no ladder to put a grease fitting in tail roller bearing resulting in slip off structure landing on EE's knee. Safety equipment to do these jobs are in areas around job and are labeled for employees.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

On the date of 2/7/2022 at 1:30 PM, EE came to me with an injury to EE's finger. EE said that EE was trying to turn a pump pulley which resulted in EE's finger being rolled up in the drive belt. Pump was de-energized and guard was removed to repair. Report was made at the time of incident and EE was driven to medical center where EE was treated for injury.

2018 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Repairing tailgate latch on RD800 Mack truck, accident happened when removing the cribbing that was installed to provide safety while repairs were made. The operator and help pulled back to remove crib, operator failed to move hand and was pulled into latch and crushed fingers.

2013 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Traveling uphill and truck lost control and overturned on hill.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Prying a rock out the feeder with a metal bar and strained back.

2012 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Loading rail car and removing a hook from car. Hook fell on his hand.

Struck against stationary object

Walking & struck top of head on a low beam.

2009 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

A catwalk had been damaged by coal truck and was barricaded off with metal straps on both ends to prevent entrances on either end. He went over straps, grabbed handrail, it broke and he fell backwards and hit his head on main belt structure.

2006 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Three employees were pulling off pulley sheave on crusher. They used pusher bolts but it wouldn't come off. Got wheel puller & two employees tightened wheel puller while the other employee applied heat with a torch. Never showed any signs of movement - just jumped off all at once and edge caught one employee in the forehead at the hairline.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Torque arm on speed reducer in tunnel came loose. EE turned it off to work on it, but didn't lock it out. Another EE turned it back on.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING @ LOADOUT USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BELT ON CRUSHER. WRENCH SLIPPED PINCHING HIS PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH & A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working in preparation plant. A chain was wrapped around a beam overhead. Employee pulled chain and it struck him on right cheekbone.

2004 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED FUELING AND GREASING DOZER. HE WAS COMING BACK DOWN OFF TRACKS AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF DOZER.

2000 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING A TAIL ROLLER WITH CHAIN ATTACHED TO A RED DEVIL. CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK LEFT HAND - INJURING LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON FINES BELT INSTALLING GREASE HOSES ON BEARING; THE BELT WAS TURNED ON BY MIS-TAKE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 15-20' TO THE GROUND.

Fall from ladders

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO CHECK SCREENS ON VIBRATOR WHEN HE FELL - APPROX 6'.