Mining Incidents

Coal Mac Ii Tipple Coal

Coal Mac Inc · Facility
Controlled by John Mitch Potter
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513302

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1986–1995
Latest incident
Dec 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1995 · 1 incident

December 2, 1995 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Mac Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING TO CLEAN RAILROAD CARS. AFTER CLEANING CARS HE BEGAN RUNNING LOAD OUT SECTION OF TIPPLE AND ALLEDGED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND NUMBNESS IN LEGS EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1-2 -96 WHEN HE MISSED WORK.

1993 · 1 incident

1990 · 2 incidents

January 9, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Mac Inc · Struck by falling object

TRUCK DRIVER WAS CHECKING TIRES AND REMOVING COAL THAT HAD FALLEN BETWEEN TIRES AFTER TRUCK HAD BEEN LOADED. PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM TRAILOR AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD. DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR STITCHES.

January 3, 1990 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Mac Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM A FRONT END LOADER (CLIMBING DOWN LADDER). WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE LADDER TO THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

1989 · 3 incidents

March 20, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING LOOSE WET COAL FORM AROUND ONTO BELT LINE FELT TIGHTNESS IN LOWER BACK 3-23-89 TO DR.

February 24, 1989 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON COAL CRUSHER ON THE DATE OF 2-16-89. AT THAT TIME THERE SEEMED TO BE NO INJURY. HOWEVER EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT LEFT HAND BEGAN TO HURT AND ON 2-23- 89, HAND BEGAN TO SWELL AND HURT FROM HAND TO SHOULDER AREA.

January 18, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PICKING UP A FULL BAG OF CRUSHED COAL SAMPLES. AS HE LIFTED THE BAG HE ALLEDGED HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1988 · 1 incident

December 8, 1988 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE FROM UNDER TIPPLE TAILPIECE WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO SCALE HOUSE AND INFORMED FOREMAN OF ALLEGED INJURY. DID NOT CO MPLETE SHIFT. REPORTED TO DR THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON.

1987 · 1 incident

April 1, 1987 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG SOME CLEAN UP WORK. WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A LUMP OF COAL HE JERKED AJAMMED A STICK WEED IN THE EYE.

1986 · 4 incidents

December 8, 1986 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING ELECTRICAL MOTOR ON TIPPLE AFTER REPAIRING MOTOR EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM TOP OF TIPPLE AT THAT TIME HE FELT STING IN BACK THE MORNING OF 12-10-86 EMPLOYEE CALLED FOREMAN SA YING HE COULD N2T GET OUT OF BED WENT TO DR DR THINKS VERTABRAE DAMAGE

August 9, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME WAS CLIM6ING UPON END LOAD WHILE CLIMBING UP LADDER OF ENDLOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND I.NAME FELL TO THE GROUND FALLING ON HIS RT FOOT

June 23, 1986 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS HELP3NG END LOADER OPERATOR ADVANCE RAIL CARS BY HOOKING & UNHOOKING THE HOIST CABLE THE CABLE WHICH WAS PULLED TIGHTLY SLIPPED OFF THE RAILROAD CAR STRIKING I.NAME IN THE CHEST

January 15, 1986 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO SWITCH RAILCARS BY THROWING RAIL SWITCH ARM OF SWITCH FELL ON HIS HAND HIS HAND BEGAN TO SWELL DURING NIGHT FOLLOWING ACCIDENT AND HE REPORTED TO DR THE FOLLOWING MOR NING 3