Mining Incidents

#7 Surface Coal

Zion Mining Company · Surface
Controlled by Conley Meritt
Jenkins, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516476

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

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

September 16, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS DOZER BLADE ON A TREE AS HE STARTED OVER A SLOPE.THE DOZER WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND HE WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND.

September 12, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Fall from machine

EE GOT HIS DOZER BLADE ON A TREE AS HE STARTED OVER A SLOPE. THE DOZER WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND HE WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND.

May 24, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Zion Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNOCKING BEARING LOOSE FROM SHAFT WITH HAMMER PC OF METAL IN HIS HAND

1990 · 2 incidents

September 6, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW AND ANOTHER TREE WAS LEANING ON IT.THE TREE THAT WAS LEANING FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

March 16, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER IN THE SHOT & STRAINED HIS BACK

1989 · 5 incidents

October 17, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FIRE
Zion Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HOSE BUSTED LETTING OIL GET ON TURBO CAUGHT FIRE AND OIL WAS SPRAYING INTO CAB WHICH CUAGHT AND CAUSING OPERATOR TO GET BURNED

October 5, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WAS RUNNING DOZER & BLADE STRUCK ROCK & FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW IN EYE.

September 2, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Zion Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FUEL IN DOZER-STANDING ON TRACK MUD ON TRACK CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL. LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND TRACK CAUSING LEG AND BACK INJURIES.

June 30, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Zion Mining Company · Fall from machine

WAS DRIVING A ROICK TRUCK AND DROVE THROUGH SOFT SPOT JUMPED FORM TRUCK ON GROUND DID NOT GO DOWN LADDER HE SHOULD HAVE USED.