Mining Incidents

Jones Fork PlantCoal

Controlled by James C Justice III
Mousie, Knott County, KY · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1517021
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2004–2016
Latest incident
Mar 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2016 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

The articulating truck blew a steering hose near the turbo causing a fire. The operator attempted to extinguish the fire but had to call the fire department. The rock truck cab was a total loss but no one was injured.

2015 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was standing on a piece of metal laying on a ladder he pulled the ladder out and the metal tilted causing him to fall 5-6 feet into a chute. Employee said he was ok but while shoveling on 1/12/15 he reported his back was hurting employee went to doctor on 1/13/15 and returned to work on 1/19/15

2014 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling coal in basement when he felt a sharp pain on his right side.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning in draw off tunnel and stepped on bar gate over a drain sump that slipped out of its frame causing the employee to fall in the sump.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Preparing Caustic Drip Line above settlement pond.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking from back door of the plant to the front parking lot to get oil. He had stopped to scratch his head and turned into the belt structure beam and put a scratch on his head, on 7/25/14 he went to ldrndman clinic because he had a head-ach and was released.

2006 · 1 incident

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

EE was swinging lare componet (777A Brake unit) with service truck boom. He was watching the top of the boom to check clearance while swinging boom. As a result he was trapped between compartment and service truck.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was engaged in removing a deck from the coarse coal screen. The deck became wedged. When ee freed the deck with a slate bar the deck struck his foot.