Mining Incidents

Faith MineCoal

Kite, Knott County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517224
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

31 on file

2005 · 1 incident

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

Employee was backing shuttle car up with right leg hanging out of car. He caught his ankle between shuttle car deck and coal rib.

2004 · 11 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A rock fall occured in the #6 entry 4 breaks inby #7 head-drive. The fall measured 19'W X 60'L X 4'H.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall ocurred 2 breaks outby face in the intersection at spad #5983. The fall measured 36'L X 17'W X 5'H.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occured one break inby spad number 5801 in the #8 entry. The fall measured 48""H X 18'W X 20'L.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling a cathead across scoop batteries and felt pain in lower back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was moving belt structure out of roadway and felt sharp pain in lower back. (Started missing work on 8/19/2004.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a shuttle car and went through a dip and the shuttle car bottomed out causing pain in the lower back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling miner cable and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred one break inby spad number 5152 in the #5 entry on the #5 conveyor belt. The fall measured 4'H X 20'W X 20'L.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was riding on mantrip, mantrip run into rib causing employee to hit his head and ear on mantrip.

Struck by flying object

Employee was making a cable splice and while hitting the knocker a piece of metal chiped off hitting him in the right thumb. Required 4 stitches.

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

WAS USING SLATE BAR TO MOVE HYD HOSES OUT WAY TO INSTALL DRIVE SHAFT ON SCOOP. BAR SLIPPED MASED RIGHT RING FINGER.

2003 · 6 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED NEXT TO THE AT CROP IN THE #6 AND 9 ENTRY FALL 60"" X 20' X 40' LONG FALL WAS CLEANED UP LONGER BOLTS INSTALLED AROUND ARE MSHA AND CO SCOPED TOP TO MAKE SURE NOTHING ELSE E XISTED THE AREA.

No Value Found

EE WAS CUTTING INSULATION FROM A SHUTTLE CAR CAV

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND THE HYDRAULIC HOSE PROVIDING PRESSURE TO THE ROTATION OF THE DRILL HEAD RUPTURED SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL IN HIS FACE SOME OF THE OIL HIT HIS EYES EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

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

HE BACKED THE CONTINUOUS MINER OUT TO SET OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE. WHEN HE SPLIT HIS CATS THE MINER SLEW OVER AND CAUGHT HIS SIDE AND LEFT AGAINST THE RIB. AND THE HEAD OF MINER WAS SITTING ON HIS FOOT ""LEFT"". NO BITS WERE IMPALING HIS BODY OR FOOT. HE REFUSED MEDICAL ATT.

No Value Found

EE WAS PUSHING BOLT OVER A HOLE AND FELT A SHARPPAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

No Value Found

EE WAS PULLING A MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

2002 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A BONDER TO PUT ON A REPAIRMAN'S BUGGY. HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING SKIRTING IN #3 TAILPIECE. WHILE CUTTING THE SKIRT RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIE, IT SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEG.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A BOLT IN A DRILLED HOLE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES. EMPLOYEE LIFTED A BOX TO THE FRONT OF THE BOLTER, AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. LOST TIME BEGAN JULY 31, 2002.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LOADING CABLE ON MINER, EE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF ABDOMEN.

2001 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING 36"" TOP BELT STRUCTURE FROM MINE BUGGY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CABLE, MAKING POWER MOVE ON SECTION. HE RE-INJURED HIS LEFT ARM THAT HE ORIGINALLY HURY ON 7/30/01 BUT DID NOT REPORT OR GO TO DOCTOR.

2000 · 6 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING CATCH BACK ON RED-DEVIL. IT SLIPPED AND BROKE, CUT R THUMB.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMING SCOOP, SCOOP FLIPPED A BOARD UP HITTING HIM INT HE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TRAM MOTOR. WHEN HE SLIPPED THE MOTOR INTO PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLICING CONTROL CABLE FOR 6 BOLT STARTED TO STAND AND HIS KNEE POPED AND GAVE OUT ON HIM.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE BOLTING TOP, THE OPERATOR BACKED INTO A ROOF BOLT PLATE THAT WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE TOP. THE SHARP EDGE OF THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK THE OPERATOR ON THE BACK OF THE NECK CAUSING A LA CERATION TO THE BACK OF HIS NECK.