Mining Incidents

Chisholm Mine No 2Coal

Chisholm Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Stelco Inc
Phelps, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512272
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Apr 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

2002 · 7 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS PINNING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL HIT RIGHT THUMB.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF HITTING HIM CAUSING HIM TO BE KNOCKED INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A HOLE CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING THRU DEEP MUD & WATER ON THE BLOCKED TRAVELWAY. EE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE TRYING TO PROTECT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS COOLING HOT METAL WITH WATER HOSE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL RUST OR SLAG GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A MANTRIP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CAR ANCHOR AROUND A BLOCK WHEN HE STATED THAT HIS LOW BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

2001 · 13 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON CABLES IN MUD.

Struck by falling object

STRUCK BY DRAW ROCK WHICH FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS. NOTE: EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ABSENT FOR BOTH HEALTH AND ACCIDENT/INJURY REASONS. SINCE 9/24 ABSENTDUE TO INJURY.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE WALKING TO SECTION THE EE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING DRAWROCK, RESULTING IN PAIN TO HIS HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING LUGS FOR A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAININ THE NECK AND BACK.

Fall onto or against objects

STOPPED AT A CURTAIN TO CHECK CABLE. WHILE WALKING THROUGH CURTAIN HE HIT A PARTIAL STOPPING THAT WAS HANGING TO RIB, INJURING NECK AND COLLAR BONE ON LEFT SIDE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING TOP BELT STRUCTURE, EE STATED HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL CAUSING PAIN IN BACKAND RIGHT KNEE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING TIMBERS OUT OF MUD EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE BENT OVER HELPING TO ROLL UP 1 1/4"" WATER HOSE FOR CONTINUOUS MINER, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF LOW BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE AND EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN AS HE WAS LIFTING BELT CLAMPS.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

R. RING FINGERWAS BRUISED WHEN STRUCK BY A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS THE EE WAS MOVING.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE SAID HE FELT LOW BACK PAIN WHEN LIFTING A TIMBER ON A PILLAR SECTION.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ENTERING THE PUMP HOUSE & STRUCK HIS BACKAGAINST DOOR FRAME. THE DOOR WAS 30""X30"" IN SIZE

2000 · 10 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

RETREAT SECTION HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SQUEEZING IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE FALL. THE FALL OCCURRED IN A TRANSITIONAL AREA FROM SANDSTONE TO SHALE. DIMENSION 20 X 20 X 5'

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATED HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN WHILE LIFTING A VALVE CHEST AT THE LOAD OUT

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR. CAR RAN OVERA HOLE IN ROADWAY AND BOUNCED EMPLOYEE INTO CAR CANOPY AND AGAINST FRAME.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS STRUCK BY A METAL FRAGMENT -A BEARING RACE FOR A S&S SCOOP - WHICH SHATTEREDUNDER PRESSURE DURING INSTALLATION.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, THE EMPLOYEES GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT BY DRILL STEEL. THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB WAS FRACTURED.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS PREPARING TO EXIT MANTRIP TO LOAD TOOLS. HIS MANTRIP WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER TRACK VEHICLE. HE STATED HIS BACK WAS INJURED DURING THE IMPACT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING FORK SPACKING ON A FORKLIFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOW BACK, L. LEG AND L. GROIN.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT A TIMBER. A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL & STRUK EE ON THE REAR OF THEHEAD THE ROCK STRUCK HARD CAP

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING WET SPILLAGE ALONG 400# CONVEYORBELT, THE EE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN

Contact with hot objects or substances

AFTER ANOTHER EE USED A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE THE HEADS OF BOLTS, THE EE USED A HAMMER TO BREAK LOOSE THE FISH PLATES. A PIECE OF HOT METAL STRUCK EE, DROPPING INTO BOOT. ABSENT SINCE 2-11-0 0.