Mining Incidents

Rowdy Tipple Coal

Controlled by Bill Detherage
Rowdy, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512419

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1984–1993
Latest incident
Mar 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1993 · 1 incident

March 25, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING A RH120 SHOVEL AND REMOVED A PIN FROM THE MACHINE,BENT OVER TO LIFT THE PIN AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1991 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Prince Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF OF LADDER ON LEFT SIDE OF 380 KOMATSU LOADER AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

March 28, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky Prince Mining Company · Fall from machine

GOVERNER CAUSED TRUCK ENGINER TO RUN WIDE OPEN DRIVER TRIED TO KILL ENGINE AND COULD NOT DRIVER HAD TO JUMP OUT OF TRUCK

1990 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1990 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Prince Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

SUBJECT WAS FILLING ENGINE WITH OIL OF LOADER.(LD-04).SUBJECT REACHED ACROSS OIL HOSE TO CHECK OIL LEVEL WHEN A WIRE ON OIL HOSE,STUCK IN SUBJECTS RIGHT ARM.

July 20, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kentucky Prince Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRIKING TRACK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF THE TRACK BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SHIN AREA MAKING A 3/4 INCH GASH AND EMBEDDING IN THE LEG.

1989 · 1 incident

April 16, 1989 KY · Coal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Prince Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPENED GATE TO JOB AND WHEN HE TURNED IT LOSE IT STARTED TO SWING. I,NAME TRIED TO CATCH IT AND GATE PINNED HIS FINGER BETWEN GATE & POST HOLDING GATE UP, IT DID NOT DAMAGE THE BONE BUT PULLED THE END OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER OFF FROM FIRST JOINT UP.

1988 · 1 incident

January 19, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kentucky Prince Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WELDING ON3DOZER ROLLER FRAME AND ROLLER FRAME TILTED OVER AND EMPL STUMBLED AND FELL.HEAD HIT FRAME OF DOZER.

1987 · 2 incidents

May 13, 1987 KY · Coal welder (shop) FIRE
Kentucky Prince Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS USING A 7ORCH AND CAUGHT HIS SOCK ON FIRE WHICH BURNED HIS ANKLE AND LEG.

January 27, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Prince Mining Company · Fall from machine

HE WAS W ALKING3 ACROSS LOAD OF ROCK TRUCK FELL WITH BOTTLE IN LEFT LAND (SLIPPED ON ICE) CUT LEFT THUMB & IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING UP CUT THE THIRD FINGER ON RT HAND

1986 · 1 incident

November 5, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky Prince Coal Corp · Fall from machine

LOADER ENGINE D3ED ON HILL. WHEN BRAKES GAVE WAY, LOADER OPERATOR JUMPED FROM MACHINE BEFORE IT WENT BACKWARD OVER A HILL.

1984 · 1 incident