Mining Incidents

Sandhill Coal

Controlled by Williams Companies Inc
Plank, Clay County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511501

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 1 incident

1988 · 1 incident

June 23, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stansbury & Company Inc · Fall from machine

I. NAME WAS DISMOUNTING A BACKUP DUMP WHEN THE BUMPER STEP BROKE AND HE FELL TGO THE GROUND. THE FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED RIB ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

1986 · 1 incident

June 3, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stansbury & Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING TRUCK AND HIS FOOT MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL LANDIING ON HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT WRIST

1984 · 1 incident

January 11, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Stansbury & Company Inc · Fall from machine

INJ WAS DRIVING LOADED TRUCK DOWNHILL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOSE ENGINE BRAKING RETARDER HE THEN JUMPED FROM TRUCK CAUSING FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE