Mining Incidents

Coal Mac #7 Surface Coal

Coal Mac Inc · Surface
Controlled by John Mitch Potter
Banner, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514847

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1987–1994
Latest incident
Feb 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

February 21, 1994 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Mac Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER MOVING THE BUCKET INTO A DIRT PILE. HE HIT A ROCK INT HEDIRT PILE WITHT HE BUCKET CAUSIGN THE LOADER TO JAR, EMPLOYEES BACK. HOWEVER EMPLOYEE CONTIN UED TO WORK UTNIL 2-23-94 WHEN HE ALLEDGE PAIN GREW WORSE.

January 26, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Mac Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ATRACK FRONT ENDLOADER ATTEMPTING TO SMOOTH A ROADWAY. WHILEREVERSING LOADER HE BACKED INT OHIGHWALL WITH SUDDEN IMPACT CAUSING EMPOYEE TO JERK NECK AND BACK IN A WHIPL ASH MOTION. SEATBELTS WERE BEING WORN.

1993 · 3 incidents

November 29, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Mac Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER. HE HAD LOADED ROCK INTO BUCKET AND TWISTED TO LOOK BACKWARD AS HE REVERSED MACHINE./ WHEN TWISTING HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK AND NUMBNESS I N RIGHT LEG.

August 18, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Mac Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES THAT ON 01-1 5-93 WHILE DRIVING A 777 ROCK TRUCK THAT HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 08-18-93 WHEN HE ALLEDGED THAT HIS BACK DIDNT GET ANY BETT ER & HE NEEDED TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE

June 3, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Mac Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS PULLING TRACK OVER THE IDLER WITH BOOM TRUCK TRACK GOT HUNG ON IDLER MECHANIC ATTEMPT TO UNFACE TRACK IT CAUGHT HIS RT FOUR FINGER BETWEEN TRACK & THE IDLER & CUT IT

1992 · 1 incident

December 22, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Mac Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN LOADING THE FRONT SECTION OF ROLLER FRAME OF A DOZER WHEN EE WAS GUIDING ROLLER FRAME INTO BACK OF PARTS TRUCK WHEN THE BOGGIE OF THE ROLLER FRAME CAUGHT THE TIP END OF LEFT RING FINGER. EE NETURAL TO WORK ON 12/23/92.

1991 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Coal Mac Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE SEAT TO A FORWARD POSITION EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK.HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE SHIFT BUT THE NEXT MORNING THAT HE HAD NUMBNESS FEELING IN LEFT LEG.

November 25, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Coal Mac Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL FROM RECLAMATION DEPT WORKING IN BRUSHING AREA.ANOTHER EMPL HAD JUST COMPLETED SECURING A WINCH CABLE TO A FALLEN TREE.AS THE DOZER WAS PULLING THE TREE THE INJ EMPL WAS HIT BY A LIMB.INJ EMPL SAYS THE LIMB KNOCKED HIM INTO ROCK CLIFF DRUG HIM 10'.

1989 · 1 incident

May 22, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A FRONT ENDLOADER FROM A SURFACE MINE TO A TIPPLE. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SLOPE ON THE COAL HAUL ROAD THE EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL WITH THE ENDLOADER HITTING HILLSIDE. UPO N IMPACT EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST WINDSHIELD CAUSING A STRAING TO NECK AREA.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 5, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACK LOADER ON A SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATION WHEN ONE SIDE OF THE TRACK RAN OVER A ROCK WHILE TRYING TO TURN LOADER IN DIFFERENT POSITION CAUSING THE LOADER TO OVE RTURN ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT IT APPEARED THAT EMPLOYEE WAS UNHURT AND HE CONTINUED HIS SHIFTS WORK REPORTED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING AT 700 AM HOWEVER AT 10 AM HE

April 20, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-7 CATEPILLER DOZER IN THE FILL AREA WHEN HE BACKED OVER A ROCK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO JAM BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

January 8, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING RO7K TRUCK.BACKED TRUCK UNDER ENDLOADER BUCKET.LOADER LOADED 2 BUCKETS,THE 3RD BUCKET ..IT HIT BED OF ROCK TRUCK.EMPL WAS WEARING SEAT BELT BUT FROM THE IMPACT OF THE BLOW TO THE TRUCK IT KNOCK9D HIM INTO THE DOOR JAMMING HIS LEFT HAND AND SHOULDER.