Struck against a moving object
Ground shifted under drill and caused drill to overturn.
Pineville QuarryMetal/Nonmetal
Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Pineville, Bell County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516662
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2000–2010
- Latest incident
- Jun 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
Pit loader operator was mucking from shot rock on the outside tow. Several large size cap rocks were present from previous blast. As mucking operations continued, one large boulder started to roll to pit floor. Loader operator moved loader out of the way, but rock struck loader bucket causing back injuries to miner.
2000 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE BACK END OF A PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK