Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
OPER DYE GRINDER PC OF METAL FLEW IN L EYE
#3 Coal
Capricorn Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James H Booth
Pilgrim,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516376
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Jun 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file1990 · 4 incidents
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS SPLICING CABLE WHEN DRAW ROCK APPROX. 3'X3'X3' THICK FELL STRIKING HIM IN BACK.
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MOVING TOOL SLED OPER SCOOP, GOT ON TOP OF SCOOP SCOOP BEGAN TO TRAM IT CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN MINE ROOF AND SCOOP
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS HELP MOVING MINER ACROSS SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 25" X 12" X 14" X 1" THICK FELL HIT HIM IN BACK, HE TWISTED HIS LEG MOVING OUT OF WAX.
1989 · 8 incidents
December 6, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD ROOF BOLTS WHEN TRUCK OPERATOR HIT WRONG LEVER ON BOOM CHAIN HIT HIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
October 6, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT INJURED'S LEFT HAND BREWAKING INDEX FINGER.
September 21, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
MAKING BELT SPLICE NAIL FLEW OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE.
August 14, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON EQUIPMENT HAVING BACK PAIN.
July 31, 1989
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A FEEDER WHEN THE OFF SIDE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TURNED THE LEFT CORNER TO DUMP AND STRUCK INJUREDS BUGGY.
July 25, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST WHEN HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL DRILL WHEN THE \SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR BUMPED INTO COAL DRILL.
January 2, 1989
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS ON 001 MAIN SECTION #5 ENTRY AND APPROACHING THE CONTINOUS MINER WHEN DRAW ROCK APPROX 2'X2'X2" FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NECK AND BACK.