Mining Incidents

Limestone MineCoal

Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
Closplint, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516716
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2003–2006
Latest incident
May 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2006 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was climbing up stairs of forklift when his left foot slipped off of top step his left leg went under forklift. He was holding onto both handles when slipped. Right knee ligament was strained.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was pulling a torgue shaft out of Conv. motor on Joy miner when pulled outer cover hot oil had built up behind the cap & expelled on right hand

Struck by falling object

Operating roof bolter, drill steel got stuck in hole. Operator reached out to hold steel and was going to hit the reverse rotation on drill. Instead he hit forward causing steel to come out and strike the back of the operator's hand causing a break in the left wrist bone.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drilling a hole to install roof bolts using a 6' steel, he used his wrench to torque bolts to drill a deeper hole and steel bent. He reversed the drill rotation and was holding the steel in his hand when he hit the reverse lever. Wrench came off steel, hit his left arm causing a simple fracture of the forearm.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was getting out of deck of scoop. Area was muddy, twisted his left knee.

2004 · 8 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 2/3/05. RETURN 2/8/05. WAS LIFTING FEEDER FLIGHT SHARP PAIN RIGHT SHOULDER.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling cable and felt leg give away under his weight. (Started missing work 10/11/2004).

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS SITTING ON TOP OF RAILRUNNER WHILE MOVING IT AND CAME TO A CURVE IN TRACK. THE RAILRUNNER JUMPED TRACK CAUSING EE TO INJURE LEFT SHOULDER. (STARTED MISSING WORK 10/25/04.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND MEASURING 6 - 7' THICK IN THE NO.5 ENTRY 50' OUTBY SS#353. EST LENGTH FALL 50' X 20' X 6-7' APPROX 6000'SURFACE 500' OUTBY SECTION.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A piece of metal broke off of a keeper pin on a metal flight striking the employee on the ring finger of the right hand. (required 3 stitches)

Struck by flying object

Employee was splicing a miner cable and while striking the anvil a small piece of the hammer chipped of striking him in the left thumb. Required 3 stitches.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Helping scoop operator change batteries, batteries rocked forward and caught finger between battery frame and scoop.

Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A 10 SC SHUTTLE CAR AND WENT THRU DIP AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY.

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

#5 HEADING, BACKING DRILL OUT OF HEADING, REACHED DOWN TO GET CABLE OUT OF WAY, NEXT TO DECK, DECK CAUGHT THUMB MASHING LEFT THUMB.