Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING ELECTRIC GRINDER. GRINDER CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK CAUSING CUT OVER LEFT EYE.
#1 Surface Coal
Mountainside Coal Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Damian Caldwell
Williamsburg,
Whitley County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513336
MSHA record for #1 Surface (mine ID 1513336). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1987–1995
- Latest incident
- Nov 1995
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file1995 · 3 incidents
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
REMOVING TOOTH FROM OLD LOADER BUCKET. HITTING TOOTH WITH HAMMER. PIECE OF METAL FROM TOOTH HIT RIGHT KNEE.
July 6, 1995
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY COMPANY UNTIL AUG 10, 1995 PRYING & LIFTING TRACK ROLLERS INTO PLACE INCIDENT IS UNDER QUESTION.
1994 · 4 incidents
December 1, 1994
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE REMOVING OIL FILGER, WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB AGAINST SIDE OF DOZER.
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HELPING INSTALL EXHAUST SYSTEM ON DRILL. EE WAS HOLDING HAND WRENCH WHILE A SECOND EE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH. AIR FROM AIR WRENCH CAUSED PIECE OF METAL TO GO INTO EYE.
February 23, 1994
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
DOZER SEAT BROKE OPERATOR HIT SOLID
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
DOOR TO DRILL WAS FROZEN, PULLING ON DOOR CAUSED A MUSCLE TO BE PULLED.
1993 · 2 incidents
September 13, 1993
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
WAS PUSHED BACK BY FORCE OF STREAM LEANER WAND CAUSING FEET TO SLIP & FELL OFF STRAP DRILL BACK WAS INJURED
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
USING GRINDER WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN EYE...DID NOT INPAIR VISION.
1992 · 3 incidents
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
55061S DRIVING GREASE TRUCK DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHEN THE BRAKES LOST AIR PRESSURE. EE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK.
May 5, 1992
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
INJURED WAS STEAMING OUT THE CAP OF A DOZER WHEN HE FINISHED HE WAS GETTING DOWN AND SLIPPED OFF OF THE BLADE ARM AND HIT THE GROUND.
February 5, 1992
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS HOLDING A STEEL ROD WHILE INJURED WAS HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT A WHEEL BEARING OUT OF THE 773B BACK DUMP WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE STEEL ROAD.
1991 · 3 incidents
May 22, 1991
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS STEAMING A RADIATOR ON A DOZER WITH THE GRILL OPEN TO EXPOSE THE RADIATOR WHEN GRILL BROKE OFF HINGE HITTING INJURED ON TOP OF THE HEAD.
May 10, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS LIFTING A 120 LB DRUM OF OIL ONTO HIS PICKUP TRUCK TO GO TO SERVICE A PIECE OF EQUIP.THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE FOREMAN UNTIL 05-24-91.
April 15, 1991
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WENT TO THE TRAILER TO GET A BAG OF ANFO WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE TRAILER WITH THE BAG HE SAID HE FELT HIS BACK HURT.
1990 · 1 incident
June 18, 1990
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HH WAS FIXING AN EQUIP. TIRE. HE WAS LIFTING A LOCK RING BACK INTO PLACE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
1987 · 1 incident
December 22, 1987
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Green Hill Mining Inc · Fall from machine
THE INJURED WAS3BACKING OUT THE HAULK ROAD IN A EUCLID BACK-DUMP TO DUMP A LOAD OF ROCK INTO THE FILL AREA.HE BACKED OFF THE HAUL ROAD INTO THE FILL AREA. THE BACK-DUMPED ROLLED AND FLIPPED DO WN THE SLOPE,AN8 HE FELL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO JUMP OUT.HE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AND CONTUSIONS TO THE LEFT HIP AND RIGHT KNEE IN THE FALL.
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