Mining Incidents

No 6 Coal

Cedar Grove Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Larry Cantrell
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516181

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Nov 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

November 11, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Grove Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE SAID HE ORIGINALLY HURT HIS NECK ON 10-20-93, JUMPING TO KEEP FALLING ROCK FROM HITTING HIM, BUT DID NOT REPORT IT. THE HE SAID ON 11-11-93 HE HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR HURTING HIS NECK AGAINS, LANDING ON HIS BACK & HURTING KIDNEY.

November 5, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cedar Grove Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH MINER CABLE. HE WAS BETWEEN THE CABLE & COAL RIB WHEN THE CABLE THREW HIM AGAINST COAL RIB. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO THE OPERATOR UNTIL 11/11/93.

September 1, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cedar Grove Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER AND WHILE IT WAS ROTATING IT SOMEHOW CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND TWISTED HIS HAND AROUND HIS GLOVE STRUCK TO BOLT.

May 4, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Grove Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED IS OUR SCOOP OPERATOR. HE WAS IN LOW COAL AND AS HE GOT OUT OF SCOOP HIT HIS HEAD ON COAL. A KNOT CAME UP ON HIS NECK. BUT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK. HIS NECK KEPT GETTING WORSE SO ON 5-18-93 HE WENT TO SEE A CHIRO.

1992 · 1 incident

December 3, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cedar Grove Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HM ON THE THUMB. EE THOUGHT HIS THUMB WOULD BE OKAY, BUT HAD TO GOT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE HOSPITAL ON 12/4/92. THEY PU T A TEMPORARY SPLINT ON IT UNTIL THE SWELLING GOES DOWN. THEY TOLD HIM IT COULD BE A POSSIBLE BREAK AT THE KNUCKLE.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 14, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

HELPING ELECT. WORK ON FEEDER BRUISED R HAND

February 23, 1990 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME,FOREMAN, SAYS AT APPROX 2:45PM TOLD HIM HE RAN OVER A ROCK WITH HIS SCOOP AND JERKED HIS BACK. HE DIDN'T SEEN TO BE TO CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

1989 · 2 incidents

June 30, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SOMETIME AROUND THE END OF JUNE, 1989, I,NAME STEPPED UP INTO A STORAGE TRAILER AND FELT A STIRY IN HIS SIDE. A FEW DAYS LATER HIS HIP STARTED HURTING, THE PAIN WAS OFF AND ON. THEN AROUND THE FIRST OF AUGUST HIS RIGHT LEG STARTED GETTING NUMB HE WENT TO SEE DR PAGE 8/18/89, GAVE HIM PAIN MEDICATION & TOOK X-RAYS. PAIN CONT TO GET WORSE WENT BACK TO DR. 8/23/89 DR REFERRED HIM TO D

January 24, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

I,NAME SAYS HE WAS CLEANING A SCOOP USING A AIR HOSE TO BLEW THE DUST OFF SOMETING GOT IN HIS EYE.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 19, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PC OF ROCK FEL AROUND DRILL STILL ON BOLTING MACHINE ROCK SLUNG OFF STILL AND HIT HIM IN MOUNTH.

November 8, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME SAYS HE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE STARTED THE DRILL STEM A PIECE OF SOMETHING CAME DOWN & HIT HIM IN THE EYE

June 7, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hoopwood Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I. NAME SAID HE HAD ROOF BOLTER STEEL IN HIS HAND, WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER THE STEEL SWUNG AROUND AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND.