Mining Incidents

Huscaol #9 Coal

Huscoal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hughes Group Inc
Little Buckhorn, Breathitt County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516362

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1991 · 1 incident

March 4, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Huscoal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE STATED THAT THE SEAT IN THE END DUMP HAD CAUSED A BACK INJURY.

1990 · 6 incidents

November 27, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Huscoal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS OPERATING DOZER IN HOLLOW FILL. HE TOOK DOZER OUT OF GEAR TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS & SAID HE COULDN'T CHANGE GEARS. DOZER ROLLED BACK INTO BANK & EMPL RECEIVED BRUISE ON BACK AS RESULT OF IMPACT.

October 18, 1990 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Huscoal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING ON DOZER TURNED AROUND PINCHED NERVE

October 1, 1990 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Huscoal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A SHOT THROUGH A HOSE.HE TURNED AROUND AND SAID HIS BACK POPPED AS HE TURNED.THIS HAPPENED ON 10-01-90.HE DID NOT NOTIFY HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF 10-04-90,AT WHICH TIME HE LEFT THE PROJECT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.

August 9, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Huscoal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT IN PARKING LOT OF OPERATION. EMPL BENT DOWN & WHEN HE GOT UP HE CUT BACK ON OPEN DOOR OF MECHANICS TRUCK.

June 9, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Huscoal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING VERTICAL HOLE DRILL STEEL GOT STUCK EMP TRYING TO RELEASE THE DRILL STEEL STEEL RELEASE THE DRILL EMP SLIPPED FT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILLL BIT AND TURN TABLE

February 3, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Huscoal Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE DOZER HE WAS OPERATING AT THE END OF THE WORK SHIFT UPON DISMOUNT HE FELL INTO A HOLE INJURING HIS BACK

1989 · 3 incidents

July 12, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Huscoal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER.HE WAS WORKING UPWARDS ON A SLOPE.EMPLOYEE SHIFTED DOZER TO COME BACK DOWN SLOPE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE DOZER.

June 19, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Huscoal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STOPPED OPERATING HIS LOADER TO CLEAN HIS WINSHIELD. WHILE CLEANING THE WINSHIELD, HE FELL OFF THE LOADER TO THE GROUND.

April 6, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Huscoal Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL OPERATING DOZER.SMALL ROCK CAME OVER HOOD OF DOZER AND HIT EMPL IN CHEST WHILE CLEANING WALL.