Mining Incidents

Cv-1 Coal

Controlled by Stanley R Ditty
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515964

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
42
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

42 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

February 7, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME LIFTED WATERLINE WHILE OTHER I.NAME TIED WATER LINE TO MINE ROOF.I.NAME WENT TO DROP ARMS DOWN,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

February 5, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING CONVEYOR BELT STRUCTURE. HE STATED THAT LIFTED A PIECE OF STRUCTURE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1989 · 20 incidents

December 19, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 IN THE #5 ENTRY ABOUT 8 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE AREA IN THE INTERSECTION OF #5 LEFT AND #5 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET WIDE X 20 FEET LON G AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FEET IN HEIGHT.

November 16, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAWING TIMBER WITH BOW SAW ,BLADE OF SAW HUNG ON SOME BARK OF TIMBER CAUSING THE BLADE TO JUMP AND SCRAPE HIS INDEX FINGER ON L HAND.

October 18, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck against stationary object

I,NAME WAS ENTERING THE MINE ON THE RAILRUNNER, APPROX. MATELY 5 BREAKS INBY THE PORTAL WHEN HE RAISED UP TO SPEAKE TO A CO-WORKER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A 8"X8"X16' CROSS COLLAR.

September 11, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck against stationary object

REMOVING RF BOLTER CABLE FORM HANGER HOOK OF HANGER STUCK IN HAND BETWEEN THUMB, AND INDEX FINGER REQ 4 STITCHES

August 9, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS INJURED WAS INSTALLING A RESING BOLT, THE CUFF OF HIS GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE WRENCH, TWISTING HIS HAND CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT THUMB.

July 10, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BUILDING BRATTICE LIFTED CONCRETE BLOCK FELT PAIN IN LOWER BAK FINISHED SHIFT CONSULTED DR NEXT DAY

May 15, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE BELT ENTRY, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. ALTHOUGH HE WAS WALKING ON A MUDDY BOTTOM HE SAID HE DID NOT SLIP OR FALL BUT JUST STARTED HURTING.

May 1, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 002 SECTION IN THE LAST SET OF ROOMS ON R PANEL ON THE MAIN LINE THE FALL WAS APPROX 5' H 20'W 40'L THE AREA HAS TIMBERED OFF AND DANGER SIGNS POSTED THE FALL DOE S NOT INTERFER WITH VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

April 4, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS POSITIONG FITTING FOR HYDRAULIC PUP & WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN UPPER LIP. HE CONSULTED DR RECE9VED 5 STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK FOLLOWING SHIFT.

March 8, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Rubbed or abraded

I NAME STATED THAT DURING COURSE OF SHIFT HIS KNEE BECAME RED & SWOLLEN HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & CONSULTED A DOC NEXT DAY IT WAS ASSUMED THAT A SMALL PIECE OF COAL WAS BETWEEN HIS KNEE & KNEE P AD THIS WAS NOT INITIALLY REGARDED AS AN ACCIDENT

February 16, 1989 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I,NAME WAS LOADING 6"X6"X18' CROSS COLLARS WHEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED THAT SHIFT AND WORKED THE FOLLOWING SHIFT BEFORE HE CONSULTED A DOCTOR. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 2/22/89.

February 16, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL AT THE FEEDER. HE TURNED TO FACE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL TOWARD THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 18" WIDE X 18" LONG X 3" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STR UCK HIM ON THE HEAD. NO CUTS OR LACERATIONS WERE PRESENT BUT A STRAINED NECK WAS DIAGNOSED.

February 9, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME INSTALLED FIRST BOLT IN 3RD ROW AND HAD SWUNG BOOM OVER TO INSTALL 2ND BOLT.AS HE REACHED FOR DRILL STEEL,PIECE OF ROCK 20" LONG X 5"WIDE X 2" THICK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT ARM.

February 8, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED SATED THAT HE KNEW OF NO INCIDENT ON THE JOB OR AT HOME THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED HIS BACK PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE DOCTOR THAT HE CONSULTED SAID THAT HE WAS SUFFING FROM A DEGENERATIVE BA CK DISEASE TAHT WAS PROBABLY AGGRAVATED BY HEAVY LIFTING AND STOOPING OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS. HE HAD WORKED FOR US LESS THAT A YEAR. FIRST CONSULTED A DOCTOR IN EARLY FEB. ADN THE FINDING W

January 25, 1989 KY · Coal supply man, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING 7 FT. TIMBERS ON A FLAT CAR WHEN FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. FINISHED LOADING TIMBERS AND WENT HOME, APPROX 30 MIN LATER SAW DR. THE FOLOWING DAY.

1988 · 11 incidents

December 7, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING MUCJ ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT AND FELT A STINGING SENSATION IN HIS ABCK.HE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER.HE SAID THE PIN HAD GOTTEN W ORSE AND HE WAS GOING TO SEE A DOCTOR.

November 15, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME WAS HANGING A CABLE & AS HE LIFTED THE CABLE TOWARD THE CABLE HANGER HIS FINGER HIT A JAGGED PIECE OF ROCK IN THE ROOF & CUT THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND

July 6, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS HAULING TOWARD THE FEEDER WITH A LOAD OF COAL AND THAT HE RAN OVER A ROCK OR A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY WITH THE SHUTTLE CAR.IT BOUNCED HIM INTO THE AIR AND HE LANDED HARD AGINST THE SEAT. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.

June 15, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP DECK WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE DECK, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SLICK BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

June 8, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

AS I NAME WAS ROOF BOLTING HE WAS SITTING ON THE MINE FLOOR WITH HIS LEG FOLDED UNDERNEATH HIM WITH THE SOLE OF HIS FOOT POINTING UPWARD A PIEDCE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOT

May 9, 1988 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS TRAMMING ACROSS THE SECTION,THE INJURED,BENT OVER TO MOVE THE CABLE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ABCK HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND WORKED ANOTHER SHIFT BEFORE HE CONSU LTED A DOCTOR.

April 28, 1988 KY · Coal brattice man/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS PULLING BLOCKS FROM A STACK OF CONCRETE BLOCKS AND ONE FELL FROM THE STACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE.HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LIFT THE BLOCKS INSTEAD OF PULLING THEN FROM THE STACK.

March 25, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE INSTALLING A BOLT IN THE THIRD ROW A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ATRS & STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND & FINGERS

March 7, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS LOADING 50LB.BAGS OF ROCKDUST & AS HE PULLED A BAG FROM THE TOP OF THE PILE HE TURNED AROUND & ANOTHER BAG FELL FROM THE PILE STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE ANKLE

1987 · 9 incidents

December 19, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS RIDING T2E BELTS TO THE OUTSIDE AND INJURED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE JUMPED OFF.

December 19, 1987 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STATED THAT 7HE RAILRUNNER WENT DOWN ABOUT 2/20 BREAKS, FROM THE FACE HE WAS RIDING THE BELT OUTSIDE AND RAN INTO A BELT CROSS-OVER, STRICKING HIM IN THE NOSE AND MOUTH.

December 13, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HE STATED THAT 2E LIFTED A LOOP OF MINER CABLE TO THROW AGAINST A RIB TO GET IT OUT OF THE ROAD WAY AND FELT A SLIGHT STINGING SENSATION IN HIS BACK. HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

October 29, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STATED THAT 4HILE HE WAS SHOVELING THE BELTLINE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG. HE SAID HE WAS TWISTING HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING. THE DOCTOR'S INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A PULLED HAMSTRING. A SEC OND OPINION REV9ALED A HERNIATRED DISC.

September 23, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS RESTING 2IS HAND ON TOP OF THE CANOPY OVER THE OPERATOR AS HE SWUNG THE HEAD OF THE BOLT MACHINE TOWARD THE RIB TO INSTALL A CORNER BOLT. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BROW AND THE A TRS, MASHING TH9 LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

July 28, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING 5 TOOL BOX OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET IN COAL AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE FINSHED OUT HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO A DOCTOR.

June 22, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

BEFORE PUTTING 6P SECOND ROW OF BOLTS IN #3 ENTRY I.NAME WAS GOING TO BEND BACK A STRAP THAT WAS HANGING DOWN WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK APPROX.2FTX2FTX2IN FELL STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER X-RAYS WERE NEG5TIVE & HE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT