Mining Incidents

Panther LickCoal

KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Underground
Kite, Knott County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516808
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Sep 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES: WHILE LOADING SHOT, TWISTED LEG ON SLIPPERY SURFACE. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT BEGAN TO SWELL AND BECAME PAINFUL.

2001 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING HIS NECK AND LEFT FOOT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANG A MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BLOCKING GROUND AROUND THE BELT FEEDER WITH WOODEN CRIB BLOCKS. HE MASHED HIS FINGER WITHONE OF THE BLOCKS. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

2000 · 14 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX 1:30 PM APPROX 60' IN BY SPAD #5652 IN THE #7 ENTRY. THE FALL RESULTED FROM HILL SEAMS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 18' WIDE 40' LONG AND 7' THICK.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX 0500 ON THE 3RD SHIFT IN THE #6 ENTRY OUTBY SPAD #5680 AS A RESULT OF HAVING HILL SEAMS IN THE ENTRY. IT WAS STRAPPED AND WELL BOLTED. THE FALL WAS APPROX 18' WI DE, 20' LONG, AND 5' THICK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO A LIGHT CABLE ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A KNIFE. THE CUT REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE A MINER OPERATOR, WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLEOVER & STRAINED HIS BACK

Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPRATING A RETRIEVER PULLING ON A MINER THAT CAUGHT IN A PILLAR FALL WHEN ONE OF THE LINKS BROKE AND A PIECE OF METAL HTI HIM IN THE FACE.

Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX 10:30 AM A FALL OCCURRED IN THE PILLAR LINE IN THE #4 ENTRY IN BY #5125 WHICH CAUGHT THE 14-14 JAY MINER, THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 3' TO 7' THICK, 18' WIDE AND 30'LONG. THERE WERE N O INJURIES.

Accident type, without injuries

PILLAR FALL ON THE 15CM MINER 1410-A. FELL IN #5 ENTRY RIGHT SIDE BLOCK. FELL APPROX. 7-10' HIGH FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT BLOCK. FALL WASINBY SPAD 4870. FELL ON 6/9/00 AT 10:30 A.M. NO INJURIES.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE A MECHANIC, WAS REMOIVNG A PANEL BOARD LID ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE DROPPEDIT CATCHING, HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE LID AND THE FRAME OF THE MINER.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE OFF SIDE OF A ROOF BOLTER IN THE WORKING PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER BACK AND HIP.

Accident type, without injuries

THE #3 ENTRY IN THE PANTHERLICK MINES CUT THROUGH INTO THE OLD WORKS OF THE 002 SECTION OF THE OLD HOLLYBUSH MINES #1. VENTILATION WAS ESTABLISHED AND WORK RESUMED.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PICKING CONVEYOR BELT UP TO INSTALL STRUCUTRE AFTERWARDS HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REACHED FOR A BAG OF ROCKDUST, TWISTED AROUNDCAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FOUND OUTBY 2 RIGHT PANEL IN THE #9 ENTRY OF THE MAINS. FALL IN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN SPAD NOS. 4219 AND 4220. FALL IS APPROX 15'WIDE, 20'LONG AND 7'THICK. NO INJURIES. HAD BEEN C RIBBED OFF AND MADE SAFE.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON PILLAR LINE IN #3 ENTRY. WHILE PULLING THE LAST LIFT ON THE LAST CAR OS THE MINER WAS BACKING OUT THE ROOF FELL CATCHING THE MINER. (NO INJURIES.)