Struck by falling object
Employee was watching tailpiece when a piece of rock came down the belt on the tailpiece and struck his left knee.
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Bubba Coal Company Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Mike Newsome
Sugarloaf, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516492
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2004–2005
- Latest incident
- Aug 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2005 · 1 incident
2004 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE HAMMERING A BEARING ONTO A BELT DRIVE UNIT, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.