Mining Incidents

Bucky Ridge Surface MineCoal

Controlled by JOD Holdings LLC
Fedscreek, Pike County, KY · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1517280
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2009
Latest incident
Jan 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A blasting accident occurred when a mud seam blew out sending rock off of the mine site and onto private property in the Fedscreek Community of Motlex Fork. No injury resulted from this accident.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Driver was sweeping out cab of truck, not pay any attention on what he was doing and walked backward off the catwalk of the truck.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Operator lost control of service truck for some unknown reason. The passenger jumped from the truck, hitting the ground. He injured his head, shoulder, arm, side and hip.

Struck against a moving object

The driver stated he left the coal pit loaded, started up an embankment. The truck stalled and rolled backwards up onto the berm and turned over.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Went to get a wire brush out of tool. When a foreign object flew into his eye.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Injured was driving a 18 wheel haulage truck up a incline when the truck bounced causing inury to his lower back.

2003 · 3 incidents

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Service truck fire: smoke inhalation, extinguished fire on truck. EE was treated and released from emergency room 5:00 on 12/19/03.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Service truck fire: smoke inhalation, extinguished fire on truck. Employee was treated and release thepmh emergnecy room at 5:00 on 12-19-03

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

TRUCK DRIVER WAS WAITING FOR A LOAD OF COAL. WHEN HE DECIDED TO CLEAN HIS WINDOWS. HE GOT OUT AND CLIMBED ON FUEL TANK AND CLEANED HIS WINDOW AND WAS PROCEEDING TO ENTER HIS TRUCK BY SWINGIN G HIMSELF AROUND THE DOOR BY GRABBING THE DOOR HANDLE AND HAND HOLD APPARENTLY PULLING AN ALREADY TENDER MUSCLE AND CAUSING A LOT OF PAIN IN HIS BACK

2001 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING OLD TAPE OFF OF MEASURING TAPE AND HAND HOLDING KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING KNIFE TO CUT INTO HIS FINGER.

Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN FROM BACK OF ANFO TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER AND GOT CAUGHT ON RUNG. HE CONTINUED FALLING STRIKING BACK OF HEAD AND TWISTING KNEE.

Fall from machine

STEPING OFF OF DOZER LOST FOOTING AND LANDED ON KNEE ONT HE PUSH ARM OF DOZER.

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

TRYING TO EXIT DRILL, THUMB CAUGHT IN DOOR OF DRILL.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE WAS STANDING ON THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCKTAILGATE & CLOSING THE TRUCK CARGO DOORS. HIS FEET FLEW OUT FROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL ONTO THE FROZEN GROUND & HIT HIS LEFT ANKLE.

Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING OFF EQUIPMENT AT QUIT TIME, SLIPPED ON LADDER AND FELL.