Mining Incidents

Tunnel Branch Coal

Addington Inc · Surface
Old Town, Greenup County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515355

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
May 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

May 18, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Addington Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE LADDER A CAT GENERATOR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM SPOIL SIDE OF HIGHWALL STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND LOWER SIDE OF HEAD.

January 23, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Inc · Fall from machine

CLEARING COAL FELL OFF TRUCK

1991 · 1 incident

June 21, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Addington Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

TIGHTENING FAN ON TRUCK HEATER HOSE BURST BURNING RT WRIST SHOULDER AND SIDE

1988 · 4 incidents

October 5, 1988 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Addington Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR OF FARM TRACTOR WAS OFF TRACTOR SEDING BY HAND AND RETURNED TO THE TRACTOR WHICH WAS PARKED ON SIDE OF HILL TO COME OFF OF HILL, WHEN STARTED DOWN HILL THE TRACTOR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND RAN OVER A DITCH AT THE BOTTOM OF SLOPE THROWING OPERATOR AGAINST CAB AND BUSTING HIS NOSE.

August 1, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Inc · Fall from machine

HOSE RUPTED AND BLEW OIL ONTO HYYD TANK. THE OPERATOR STEPPED ONTO THE HYD TANK AND SLIPED FELLL AND HIT BACK AGAINST FRONT BYMPER.

July 22, 1988 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Addington Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING DRILL ONTO DRILL BENCH.OPERATOR WAS TURNING DRILL ONTO DRILL BENCH.AS THE DRILL TURNED THE OPERATOR LOST HIS BALANCE.THE OPERATOR REGAINED HIS BALANCE BY HOLDING TO THE D OOR FRAME.THE DOOR CLOSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO OPERATORS FINGER.

January 19, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Addington Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS NOT WEARING3SEAT BELT STRUCK SOLID ROCK THUS CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN FORWARD AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

1987 · 4 incidents

September 20, 1987 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS SERVICIN1 DUMP TRUCK, WAS CLIMBING DOWN MISSED A STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND. CUT WRIST AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM

August 13, 1987 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJURED STE1PED DOWN FROM DRILL #451 AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.FRACTURED BONE,RIGHT ANKLE.

May 12, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING 2N A D9H DOZER DOING MAINTENANCE WORK.HE WAS LIFTING OFF A METAL PIECE FROM THE SIDE OF THE DOZER WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER.

March 10, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL BENT LIMB 2N TREE,LIMB BROKE AND THE END STRUCK LEFT EYE.THE BLOW CUT THE CENTER OF THE EYE.NOT SURE THIS IS REPORTABLE BECAUSE INJ NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO HIS JOBMJUST CARELESSNESS AND B ECAUSE EMPL WAI7ED FOR 2 DAYS OFF WORK BEFORE GOING TO DR.

1986 · 5 incidents

September 29, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Addington Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE LOADER OPER5TOR WAS TRAVELING IN REVERSE GEAR. THE BACK TIRES DROPPED OVER A SMALL MOUND OF DIRT, FOR THE PIT AREA. THE OPERATOR WAS TURNED LOOKING BACKWARDS OVER HIS SHOULDER, THE SUDDEN DROP OF THE WHE9LS CAUSED HIS BACK TO BE INJURED DR X-RAYED AND REC. ICE PACK

July 22, 1986 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Addington Inc · Struck against stationary object

OILER STEPED OF0 ROCK TRUCK LADDER BACKWARDS AND STEPED ON ROCK AND TURNED ANKLE.

May 29, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Addington Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE DRILL TRUCK3DRIVER WAS WALKING ACROSS THE DRILL BENCH, STEPPED ON SOME DIRT THAT ALLOWED HIS ANKLE TO TURN.

April 21, 1986 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Inc · Fall from machine

THE OILER WAS C2ANGING OIL IN EQUIP WHILE HE WAS ON THE GROUND OILER STEPPED INTO THE OIL DRAINED FROM THE EQUIP HE STARTED TO GO UP STEPS OF SERVICE TRUCK WHEN OIL ON BOTOM OF SHOE CAUSED HIS FOOT TO SLI1 OFF STEP AND HIS HIP STRUCK BUMPER ON SERVICE TRUCK

April 10, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

I,NAME STATES-H9 SLIPPED CAUSING THE END OF THE HOT WATER GUN (SPRAY OF WATER) TO HIT HIS INSULATED BOOT FOR A UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS CAUSED A HEAT BUILD-UP INSIDE THE BOOT RESULTIN G IS A 2ND DEGR9E BURN ON THE INSIDE OF LEFT FOOT.