Mining Incidents

No. 22Coal

Eagle Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Davella, Martin County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516663
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2009–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2010 · 6 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE was working on section feeder when he slipped and fell and hit his right ear on the corner of the feeder. Cutting his ear and received 10 stitches.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall was in the return airway at spad #38. The fall was 7' in height, 18' wide and 30' long. Fall will not be cleaned up. The fall has been dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.

Struck by falling object

EE was loading structures when a piece of the structure slipped out of his hand, cutting his left forearm. He received 4 stitches.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall located on the number 3 belt line 1 crosscut inby the head drive at spad number 41. The fall was 18 feet wide, 20 feet in length and 9 feet high

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting a water line and slipped and injured his right knee. (strained his knee)

Struck by falling object

Employee was hanging roof bolter cable when the cable fell down striking him on the right shoulder.

2009 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was putting supplies on shelf. There was a utility knife blade in a box and it cut his right hand he received 5 stitches. Came back to work the next day no lost time.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was tramming roof bolter when he bumped his left leg on the roof bolter.

Struck by falling object

Employee was picking up roof bolts from behind the roof bolter and a thin piece of metal fell off the bolter striking him in the left arm and cutting it. He received 5 stitches. He came back to work the next day. No lost time.