THE MECHANIC WAS IN THE CAB OF A 769 ROCK TRUCK TO LOWER THE BED OF THE ROCK TRUCK.THE BED OF THE ROCK TRUCK CAME DOWN WITH A JAR AND THUS PRODUCED A NECK STRAIN FOR THE MECHANIC.
No 1 Auger Coal
K-Jac Energy Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Barry Runyon; Brian A Runyon
Grethel,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515915
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Oct 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1992 · 1 incident
October 24, 1992
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
K-Jac Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
1991 · 1 incident
December 12, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K-Jac Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE CHANGING TOP ROLLER ON D9H DOZER THE MECHANIC REACHED UNDER THE TRACK AND PROCEEDED TO PULL AND OR JERK TOP ROLELR FROM TRACK FRAME. HE DID NOT HAVE THE FULL WEIGHT OF TRACK OFF THE TO P ROLLER, AND AS HE PULLED, THE WEIGHT OF THE TRACK CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AGAINS THE TOP ROLLER AND INJURED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER. JOB TASK HAS BEEN DONE MANY TIME BY MECHANIC, BUT SAFETY MEASURES