EE WERE REPLACING ELEVATOR CHAIN ON JIG WASHER REMOVING BUCKETS FROM OLD CHAIN SPOTTING BUCKETS WITH MOTOR, BUCKET STARTED ROLLING BACK AS EE STARTED MOTOR EE TOOK HOLD OF DRIVER BELTS CUTTING FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
Blazing Saddles Plant #1 Coal
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp
· Facility
Controlled by
B W McDonald
Garrett,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516815
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Aug 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1991 · 2 incidents
August 10, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER BELT LINE. GOT SHOVEL BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BELT. SHOVEL CAUGHT THE ROLLER, PULLING LEFT ARM INTO ROLLER, BROKE LEFT ARM ABOVE WRIST.
1990 · 1 incident
April 20, 1990
KY · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
REMOVING VIBRATOR FROM FEEDER. WHEN VIBRATOR CAME LOLSE FROM FEEDER PAN CHAIN HOLDING VIBRATOR CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN & BACK WALL OF HOPPER BREAKING RING FINGER CUTTING KNUCKLE ON LEFT HA ND.