Mining Incidents

Kentucky Coal TerminalCoal

CW Coal Sales, Inc · Facility
Controlled by Shannon Wells
Catlettsburg, Boyd County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1516749
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was looking at 988 wheel loader for customer. Machine had electrical problems, Hood on machine was raised, employee was looking at wiring under the hood when hood fell, striking employee on the head, knocking their hard hat off, and striking their ear causing laceration on the ear.

Struck by falling object

On 5/29/25 an outside vendor sent a shop mechanic to inspect the wiring harness on loader CAT 9888-F. When the employee lifted the motor hood cover up to look inside, the suspension joint failed on the cover causing it to drop and strike employee's left ear.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE maintenance Worker for KCT, on 04/22/2013 at approximately 2:00 pm, was reconditioning roller frames on a 226 D9R Dozer. EE was driving the equilibrium bar pin out, and as it was 1/4 inch from being out, ee placed a bolt in it, and was holding onto the bolt when the equilibrium pin came out and the roller frame fell and pinched ee left thumb.

2012 · 3 incidents

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

Employee was performing pre-operational inspection of Loader and saw that A/C vent housing above his head in the cab was loose on one side. Employee attempted to snap vent housing back in place and shoved hand through the vent approx. 5 inches and made contact with fan blades resulting in lacerated and broken ring finger on left hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was unloading empty pallet from back of mechanic's truck and when he stepped to the ground his knee gave out and felt pain. This is the same knee that was injured in 7/2011 requiring surgery where the employee was off until he was released to return to work on 4/9/2012.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trimming saplings off the river bank and while in the process of setting the chain saw down the chain saw struck the inside of left leg under knee resulting in laceration requiring 16 stitches.

2011 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had just dismounted a loader being repaired in the shop area and after placing both feet firmly on the shop floor the employee turned to his right and felt a pop in his left knee. Employee did not seek medical attention until 8/15/2011 and was placed off work for 1 week by his physician.

2007 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 8-20-07 Employee Reported to mine supervisor, that on 8-8-07, he was stretching to pick-up a 4x6x1/2 sheet of plate steel with a co-worker, in doing so, he strained his back. on 8-20-07 employee was seen by DR. at the Louisa Medical Clinic, in Louisa Kentucky,and was givin a prescription for pain. Employee did not fail to report to work.

Struck by falling object

Employee opened inspection door on mixer unit to examine a plugged condition. The inspection door was not secured in place and fell, striking the employee's right hand, causing swelling and pain. Employee was taken for X-rays, no fractures were identified, however; the employee was ordered off work for his next shift and given a Prescription for pain.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was moving the portable stairway so he could grease the top jacks on a 988 F model loader. While rolling the stairway into position, the employee strained his lower back, resulting in a lost time accident.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall down stairs

MISSED STEP ON STAIRS IN CONTROL ROOM. FELL AND HIT HEAD.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee attempted to re-attach the bucket onto the Skid Steer. At this time employee placed himself between the bucket and the Skid Steer. The bucket was raised approximately 12 inches off the ground. The bucket fell off the boom striking the employee in the back of both heels. This resulted in bruises to his heels and the Dr. prescribing Vicodin for pain.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOWING THE GRASS IN AND AROUND THE FACILITY. WHILE USING A STRING TRIMMER A PIECE OF FLOATING DEBRIS PASSED BEHIND HIS EYE PROTECTION AND ENTERED THE LEFT EYE CAUSING PAIN & IRRITATION.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN A WATER HOSE THAT HE WAS USING, LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING ON LT. ELBOW.

2001 · 5 incidents

Fall from machine

EE BECAME FRIGHTENED BY LOUD NOISE NEAR HIM HE THEN JUMPED FROM STEP LADDER PLACED NEAR COAL HOPPER & BELT LINE. HE WAS APPROX 21/2 FT FROM GROUND HIS RIGHT FOOT COMES IN CONTACT WITH A LUM P OF CAOL & SPRAINS ANKLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO MGMT UNTIL 10/29/01

Fall from machine

EE FELL TO GROUND WHILE DESCENDING STEPS LOCATED ON COUNTERWEIGHT ON 988-F LOADER, IN THE ACT OF REFUELING.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BELT SCRAPER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

REMOVING METAL FROM THE CRUSHER DECK. LIFTING USING IMPROPER BODY POSITION CAUSED LOSER BACK SPRAIN.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALONG WITH THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL IN PLACE TO SERVE AS A GUARD FOR A BELTLINE.

2000 · 5 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLIMBED UP THE LADDER TO SPRAY THE DECK OFF. HE REACHED FOR A HAND HOLD AND GRABBED THE VALVE ON THE HOSE. THE HOSE CAME ON AND THE PRESSURE FROM THE HOSE HIT EE IN THE MOUTH.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING FROM THE AUGER TO SCALEHOUSE & WIND BLEW FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE

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

EE WAS TRYING TO FREE THE BLENDER SHAFT WHEN IT DISLODGED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CRUSHER BUILDING WHEN HIS ANKLE EE SAID THAT HE DID NOT STEP ON ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO TURN BLENDER ROTOR AROUND WHEN IT FREED ITSELF AND TURNED WEDGING HIS ARM INTO THE BODY OF THE BLENDER.