Mining Incidents

No 4 Surface Coal

Locust Grove Inc · Surface
Controlled by Edward L Clemons Estate
Campton, Wolfe County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516866

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1991–1995
Latest incident
Jan 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1995 · 1 incident

January 12, 1995 KY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Locust Grove Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING LOWBOY TO TRACTOR WHEN HYDRAULIC JACK SLIPPED CAUSING THE TRAILER TO FALL ON THE FIFTH WHEEL, MASHING HIS RIGHT INDEXFINGER.

1994 · 3 incidents

November 8, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING MOUNTIN GBOLTS ON A 988 WHEEL LOADER TRASMISSION WITH A HAND HELD WRENCH, WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

July 19, 1994 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Locust Grove Inc · Struck by flying object

HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REMOVE AND LOAD SEGMENTS FROM A DOZER. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A SLIVER OF STEEL (CHIP) ENTERED UPPER RIGHT CHEST AND LODGED IN MUSCLE.

April 5, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF POWER TRUCK WHEN HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

1993 · 2 incidents

November 1, 1993 KY · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STOPPED HIS PICK-UP TO GET OUT. WHEN HE STEPPED OUT HE SLIPPED ON MUD, GRABBED THE DOOR TO SUPPORT HIMSELF AND PULLED MUSCLES IN NECK, SHOULDER AND BACK.

1992 · 3 incidents

December 12, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Locust Grove Inc · Struck against a moving object

DOZER SLIPPED OFF A ROCK,THE SUDDEN JERK HURT HIS BACK.

November 9, 1992 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Locust Grove Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIPE WRENCH ATTACHED TO DRILL STEEL SLIPPED OFF HITTING LEG.

January 17, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove Inc · Fall from machine

EE GOT OFF DOZER ON LEFT SIDE STEPPED DOWN ON FOOT PAD ON THE PUSH ARM SLIPPED AND STRABBLED THIS ARM.

1991 · 4 incidents

July 11, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Locust Grove Inc · Struck against a moving object

PICKED UP ROCK IN LOADER BUCKET AND THE ROCK SLIPPED OUT AND JARRED LOADER AND OPERATOR

May 27, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TRAM CHAIN ON DRILL HURT BACK.

April 30, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Locust Grove Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF HIS ROCK TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEP ON THE GROUND HE STEP ON A ROCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

March 5, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
J P D Mining · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A COAL TRUCK, IT DROPPED OFF SIDE OF ROAD. DIRVER TRIED TO CORRECT AND TURNED TRUCK OVER ON CAB.