Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Wallins Creek Mining Inc · Underground
Wallins, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517139

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

August 13, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Wallins Creek Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT HAND ON BOLTING MACHINE. SUTURES REQUIRED.

August 11, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wallins Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE SHUTTLE CAR. MASHED TIP OF LEFT FINGER (RING). TIP OF LEFT RING FINGER WAS AMPUTATED.

June 5, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wallins Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND ON A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL TWISTING HIS HAND AND BREAKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND LEFT WRIST.