Mining Incidents

#1Coal

Little Ty · Underground
Controlled by Noah White Jr
Merrett Branch, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512963
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Feb 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

14 breaks underground roof fall on intake 55'long, 18'wide found on preshift.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP WHEN FRONT WHEEL OF MANTRIP CAUGHT A RUTT JERKING STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HAND AND HIT BACK SIDE OF HAND CAUSING A KNOT ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 03-03-2003 AT WHICH TIME HE BEGAN LOSING TIME.

2002 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR, EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO SUFFER PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK GOING DOWN INTO HIS LEGS.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE PUTTING PIN IN HUB OF FEEDER, EE CUT FINGER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

Fall from machine

WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE SCOOP, THE EMPLOYEE FELL AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Fall onto or against objects

HE FELL FROM THE POT OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND LANDED AGAINST THE RIB OF THE MINES, HURTING HIS BACK.

2001 · 4 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS HANGING CABLE AND TWISTED HIS HIP WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF A BUCKET.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING AA A MINER HELPER CUFFING ROOF WHEN THE RIB ROLLED ONTO HIS LEG AND BACK. THE RIB ROLL WAS 7'LX32""WX8"" TO 10"" THICK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AND LET THE STAB JACK DOWN AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

HELPING TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE. THE EE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP PULLING THE CABLE. THE CABLE SLIPPED AND TRAPPED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE CABLE AND SCOOP.

2000 · 6 incidents

Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THIGH.

Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT LEFT HAND OF EMPLOYEE.

Struck by falling object

PEICE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF OF MINE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING A PICE OF BELT FOR HOPPER, WHEN UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STABBED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE WAS PUTTING A HEAD ROLLER ON A HEAD DRIVE AND HIS HAND WAS MASHED.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD BENT DOWN TO FIX THE STRAP ON HIS KNEE PADS AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HITHIM IN THE ELBOW.