Mining Incidents

No 7 Surface Coal

Ridgetop Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Stephens J T
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517328

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1994–1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

October 10, 1997 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

February 4, 1997 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS HELPING SET A FINAL DRIVE ON A D10N DOZER.

1996 · 4 incidents

July 26, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING END BIT ON GRADER WHEN BIT CAME OFF AND HIM IN THE FACE (BROKEN NOSE)

July 17, 1996 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS LOADING WATER IN WATER TRUCK, AND SLIPPED ON STEP ON TRUCK. HURT HIS ANKLE (SPRUNG).

February 10, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROCK ROLLED OUT OF SHOT WHEN TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED AND HIT REAR OF TRUCK. IT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 6 TO 7 HOURS LATER (SORENESS).

1995 · 2 incidents

July 20, 1995 KY · Coal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A NORMAL BLAST WAS DETEONATED ON THE DRILL BENCH ABOVE THE ALMA COAL SEAM. A UNDETECTED MUD SEAM CAUSED MORE MATERIAL TO BE DISLODGED THAN HAS BEEN DISPLACED BY BLASTING IN THIS AREA WITH THIS AMOUNT OF EXPLOSIVE IN THE PAST. WHICH CAUSED THE CATCH BENCH TO OVERFILL SEE ATTACHMENT.

January 27, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE (OUR EMPLOYEE) WAS LEAVING THE MINE SITE IN COMPANY PARTS DELIVERY TRUCK, GOING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD, WHEN HE MET A COAL TRUCK IN A CURVETHAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TRYING TO MI SS THE COAL TRUCK, HE RAN OFF THE ROAD BUT THE 2 TRUCKS STILL HIT HEAD ON.

1994 · 2 incidents

May 26, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE LADDER OF A 777B TRUCK HANDING DOWN BOLTS TO AN EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP AND STARTED TO FALL. HE JUMPED TRYING TO CONTROL HIS FALL, HIT THE GRO UND BREAKING A BONE IN HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.

May 18, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKED DOZER OVER ROCK INJURING NECK AND BACK.