Mining Incidents

Red Cedar #5 Coal

Costain Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517215

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Apr 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

April 12, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Costain Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACTOR IN SHOT AREA WHICH WAS PUSHING ROCK. EMPLOYEE BACKED OVER A ROCK WHICH SHOOK BODY WHEN DOZER CAME OFF ROCK. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN CHEST & RIGHT ARM N OW CLAIMS ALLEGED NECK & BACK STRAIN.

March 12, 1993 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Costain Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WHILE REFUELING THE STORAGE TANK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK. THE LADDER WAS SLICK BECAUSE OF RAIN AND SNOW. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE FUEL HOSE NOZZLE HIS FO OT SLIPPED AND HE FELL FROM THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND. HE COULD NOT HOLD ON THE HANDRAIL TO PREVENT HIS FALL. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3/15/93.

March 5, 1993 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Costain Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS CHECKING AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN BLASTED.WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE LOOSE SHOT MATERIAL EMPL SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS BACK. EMPL DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3/9/93.

January 25, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Costain Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERAT ING THE ROCK DRILL WHEN EXTRACTING THE DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE THE DECK BUSHING CAME UP & OUT OF POSITION THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED THE BUSHING INTO THE PROPER POSITION WHEN H E DID THE BUSHING FELL INTO PLACE & CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL DECK & BUSHING 8 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE CUT ON HIS FINGER