Mining Incidents

Nickel No 1 Coal

Addwest Mining Inc · Surface
Dunbar, Butler County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515134

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
48
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 26, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING TIRE ON TRUCK. JACK KICKED-OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN CHEST.

Reportable incidents

47 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

February 11, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTPING TO REPAIR BRAK CHAMBER ON TRACTOR TRAILER. EMPLOYEE RELEASED TENSION ON SPRING ALLOWING IT TO COME OFF CHAMBER, STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND.

1990 · 6 incidents

September 15, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON A FRONT END LOADER.NEAR THE END OF THE SHIFT HE STATES THAT HE DEVELOPED SEVERE PAINS IN HIS LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE DOES NOT RECALL A SPECIFIC EVENT TH AT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS INJURY.

August 21, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addwest Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A FRONT-END LOADER, WHEN HE DROPPED A WRENCH HE WAS USING. WHILE DISMOUNTING LOADER, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE, RESULTING IN HIM JUMPING FROM LOADER. J UMP FROM LOADER RESULTED IN STRAINED LUMBAR MUSCLES.

July 16, 1990 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

STOPPED CONVEY TO REMOVE ROCK LOST GRIP IT FELL ON L HAND

April 3, 1990 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Addwest Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL STOPPED GRADER TO ATTACH CHAIN FROM REAR OF GRADER TO FRONT OF FUEL TRUCK TO PULL TRUCK ONTO DRILL BENCH.SPRING IN PARKING BRAKE LEVER ON GRADER BROKE ALLOWING PARKING BRAKE TO DISENGAGE. GRADER ROLLED BACK PINNING EMPL LEFT LEG BETWEEN RIPPER ON GRADER AND TRUCK BUMPER.

March 13, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A LOADED COAL TRUCK FROM PIT OT MINE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK IN CURVE ON HAULAGE ROAD. TRUCK TURNED ONTO RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN AGAINST INTERIOR OF TRUCK CAB. RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM, RIGHT LEG, AND CHIPPED VETERBRAE IN LOWER NECK.

March 6, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE STACKING CRIBBING BLOCKS. EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PICK UP A BLOCK WHEN BLOCK IN OTHER MECHANIC'S HAND SLIPPED. BLOCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND CAUSING MODERAT E CRUSH INJURIES TO TIPS OF MIDDLE AND LITTLE FINGERS.

1989 · 8 incidents

November 29, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS REMOVING AIR FILTERS FROM INGERSALL RAND DRILL. EMPL STEPPED BACK ONTO LOOSE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE PULLING MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

November 13, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRAFTING BARGE WHEN WINCH CABLE BECAME CAUGHT BETWWEN LOADED BARGE AND WORK BARGE WHEN WINCH PULLED FREE IT SNAPPED UP STRIKING EMP IN KTH EFACE AND ON THE R LEG.

August 26, 1989 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR TO EXPLOSIVES MAGAZINE WHEN LOCK COVER ON DOOR STRUCK HIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

July 18, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLT WITH WRENCH, STRAINED BACK.

June 12, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addwest Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING CAB OF COAL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.CHIPPING BONE IN RIGHT FOOT.

April 21, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addwest Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL WAS TRYING OFF BARGE WHEN HE LSOT FOOTING. EMPL FELL PULLING LIGAMENTS IN LEFT FOOT.

April 10, 1989 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addwest Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING GRADER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL. STRIKING HIS BACK ON GRADER TIRE.

1988 · 7 incidents

June 20, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING TENSION ON DRIVE CHAIN TO AUTOMATIC COAL SAMPLER EMPLOYEE PULLED ON DRIVE CHAIN CAUSING SAMPLE CURRER TO MOVE PULLING CHAIN AND EMPLOYEE THUMB OUT DRIVE SPROCKET EMPLOYE S THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRIVE SPROCKET AND CHAIN RESULTING IN AVULSION OF EMPLOYEE S LEFT THUMB AT FIRST JOINT.

May 27, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CHECK COOLANT LEVEL IN RADIATOR OF D-10 AS EMPLOYEE RELEASED PRESSURE ON RADIATOR CAP HOT COOLANT SPRAYED ONTO EMPLOYEES CHEST AND UNDER PORTION OF LEFT ARM CAUSING 1 ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS

April 18, 1988 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING BULK EXPLOSIVES TRUCK,WHEN CONTROL LEVER ON PRELL BIN KICKED BACK,STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB.

February 21, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Addwest Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT A SLAMANER WHEN FUMES IGNITED AND FLASHED BACK IN EMP FACE, CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO EMP FACE

February 14, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PUMP TRUCK WHEN FRONT WHEEL STRUCK ROCK CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO JERK FROM HIS HAND SPOKE IN STEERING WHEEL STRUCK THUMB OF EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND BREAKING THUMB

January 14, 1988 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Addwest Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING EXHAUST SYSTEM ON TEST DRILL EMPLOYEES CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN POWER TAKE OFF CAUSING BRUISES TO EMPLOYEES HIP & LEGS

January 13, 1988 KY · Coal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS FU9LING D 10 WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SHOULDER BLADE BY A SMALL PIECE OF FLYROCK FROM BLAST HOLE THAT BLEW OUT. EMPLOYEE EITHER IGNORED OR DID NOT UNDERSTAND HIS FOREMAN S I NSTRUCTIONS TO 7LEAR THE AREA PRIOR TO SHOT BEING FIRED.

1987 · 16 incidents

December 28, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RA3SING HOOD ON A MACK COAL TRUCK THAT WOULD NOT START. WHILE RAISING HOOD, EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK.

December 4, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

November 13, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING DOZER IN REVERSE DIRECTION WHEN DOZER BACKED UP SMALL PILE OF DIRT. SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF DOXER PULLED MUSCLE IN EMPLOYEE'S BACK.

August 4, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LE5VING DOZER CAB WHEN LEFT DOOR CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.

July 21, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING COAL FROM UNDER HOPPER STRAINED MUSCLES

June 10, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addwest Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING 2 WATERE BUCKETS ON BARGE DECK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OVER WATER PUMP.FALL ONTO BARGE DECK CAUSED BRUISING TO RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST.

May 28, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STEPPING 2UT OF POWDER TRUCK EMP PULLED MUSCLE LEADING FROM LEG TO NECK

May 13, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

END LOADER BUCK9T STRUCK CAB PROTECTOR OF TRUCK. IMPACT KNOCKED DRIVER OUT OF SEAT CAUSING STRAIN TO NECK AND LOWER BACK

April 20, 1987 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8PECTING CRUSHER WHEN LUMP OF COAL BROKE INTO SMALL PIECES. 2 COAL FRAGMENTS STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN EYE.

April 9, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE DISMOUNTI3G THE 475 LOADER, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO ANKLE.

April 9, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRYING TO3PUSH SOME LOOSE ROCK OFF THE HIGHWALL THE RAMP HE WAS USING CUMBLED FROM BENEATH HIS TRACKS CAUSING THE MACHINE TO COMPLETELY TRURN OVER LANDING BACK ON THE TRACKS.RECEIVED CU TS TO HIS HEAD.3

April 9, 1987 KY · Coal safety director OTHER
Addwest Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EXAMING A7CIDENT SIDE BECAME OVER-EXERTED COMPLAINING OF NUMBNESS IN ARM & NOZZIE?NAUSEOUS? STARTED CONVULSING AND QUIT BREATHING.NO HEART BEAT CPR WAS STARTED AND CONTINUED UNTIL DR PRO NOUNCED HIM DEA8.

April 8, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING U1,HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE DOZER TO SLIDE OFF ROCK CAG A SUDDEN JAR.THIS CAUSED A PULLED MUSCLE IN THE BACK.

March 25, 1987 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL SERVICING 2EAVY EQUIP WITH PNEUMATIC GREASING EQUIP.HAND SLIPPED OFF GREASE GUN AND STRUCK SHARP EDGE ON EQUIP.THIS PUT CUT ON INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

March 18, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS HELPING3MOVE PORTABLE GENERATOR. STRAINED BACK WHILE HITCHING GENERATOR TO TRUCK

1986 · 8 incidents

November 23, 1986 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATIN1 DOZER ON SANDSTONE. BACKING UP DOZER OVER LARGE ROCK CAUSED SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF DOZER. EE WAS THROWN SIDEWAYS & ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF BEFORE CONTACT WITH CAB COMPONENT S. MOVEMENT AKW5RD POSTION CAUSED STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

November 10, 1986 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SERVICING A3LOADER WHEN HEAD STRUCK OPEN DOOR ON MECHANIC TRUCK RESULTING IN CUT OVER RIGHT EYE. CUT WAS JUST BELOW BRIM OF HARDHAT.

October 14, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

I,NAME WAS TARP3NG A LOAD OF COAL ON TOP OF THE BED OF HIS TRAILER. WHEN HE THREW THE TARP OUT, THE WIND CAUGHT IT & JERKED HIM. HE TWISTED HIS NECK & RIGHT SHOULDER.

July 8, 1986 KY · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING 5 DRILL BIT A DRILL STEEL SLIPPED I NAME CLIMBED THE MAST TO PRY STEEL FREE AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN RT SIDE

June 19, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addwest Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMP HAD BEEN TA9PING HIS TRAILER AFTER IT HAD BEEN LOADED AT THE MINE AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND UPON IMPACT HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST AND FRACTURED A RIB 3

June 13, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKING DUMP TR6CK INTO NEW ROAD WAS BEING BUILT WHEN TRUCK HIT SOFT SPOT IN FILL CAUSING TRUCK TO LAY OVER ON RIGHT SIDE.

March 18, 1986 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME SUPV LOA8ING COAL BARGE WHEN TARPAULIN COVER FELL IN WATER.WHILE RETREIVING TARP,I.NAME LAYING ON BARGE LIFTING.HE WAS LAYING ON CABLE AND LIFTING PRESSURE CAUSED ACCIDENT.

January 9, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRAVELING ON HW2 57 AT 7 HILLS ROAD DRIVER WAS FOLLOWING A CAR TOO CLOSELY HE HIT THE BACKEND OF THE CAR HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON CAB DOOR WHEN HE HIT

1985 · 1 incident

December 16, 1985 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nickel Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING DOZER PUSHING SPOIL, WHEN A LARGE LIMESTONE BOLDER ROLLED FROM UNDERNEATH THE DOZER CAUSING IT TO DROP ONE TRACK THROWING THE EMPLOYEE OUT OF HIS SEAT CAUSING HIM TO ST RICK HIS LEFT S3DE ON CONTROL LEVERS.