Mining Incidents

Black Hills Mine #1Coal

Controlled by Gary Wayne Johnson
Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511793
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING ON BACKHOE PERFORMING HIS PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION, SLIPPED & FELL APPROX. 5' TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

2000 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

WALL FELL ON LEFT SIDE OF CAB BECAUSE OF WET CONDITIONS. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RELEASED WITH BRUISED.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING WHEEL RUST FROM WHEEL WIND BLOWING CAUSED RUST TO BLOW INTO EYE.PIECE OF RUSH HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM EYE Y

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING U-JOINT IN DRIVE LINE AND HIT HIS THUMB W/HAMMER CAUSING AN OPEN WOUND REQUIRING STITCHES.