Mining Incidents

#1Coal

LA Energy, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Vhonda Dotson
Endicott, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517390
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS LOADING HIGHLINE CABLE INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND PUT HIS FOOT UNDER THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE SCOOP OPERATOR LET THE BUCKET DOWN ON EE'S FOOT AND BROKE THE 3 MIDDLE TOES ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CAME OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT ON 3/23/05 COMPLAINING KNEE WAS HURTING. WE TOLD EE WORKERS COMP WOULD NOT COVER SORE KNEES. EE CAME BACK TO WORK ON 3/24/05, WORKED ABOUT 3 HRS AND SAID EE HURT BACK SHOVELING AROUND A BELT DRIVE

2004 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GRABBED A ROCK TO GET IT OFF THE FEEDER WHILE THE FEEDER WAS RUNNING. THE ROCK KICKED UP & FOULED HIS HAND AGAINST THE ROOF, BRUISING HIS HAND AND CUTTING HIS FINGERS.

2003 · 4 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

PRE-SHIFT MINE EXAMINER FOUND INTERSECTION OF #8 HEADING BELLIED DOWN IN LAST CROSSCUT TO FACE. ENTRY WAS CRIBBED OFF AT MOUTH OF PLACE. PRESHIFTED ABOUT 6:30 AM. FELL AT ABOUT 12:30 PM.

Struck by falling object

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS TAKING SCOOP TO BATTERY BARN TO CHANGE BATTERIES WHEN SOME DRAW ROCK FELL IN OPERATOR'S DECK AND ON EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS BRUISED ON SOME PARTS OF BODY.

No Value Found

EE RAN OVER A ROCK WITH SCOOP AND IT PUT THE OPERATORS DECK OF THE SCOOP INTO THE ROOF. EE'S SHOULDER HIT THE ROOF AND IT BRUISED HIS SHOULDER.

No Value Found

EE WAS USING SCOOP TO CLEAN UNDER BELT. BELT WAS HUNG IN HIGH TOP AND AS HE SCOOPED UNDER BELT AND BACKED UP FROM HIGH TOP TO LOW TOP, HIS JACKET HOOKED ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE AND IT DRAGGED HIM OFF OF THE SCOOP, BREAKING HIS WRIST.

2002 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE WERE USING A SCOOP, WIRE ROPE AND A PULL BLOCK TO PULL CONVEYER BELT TOGETHER WHEN A CHAIN HOLDING THE PULL BLOCK BROKE LETTING THE WIRE ROPE LOOSE. THE WIRE ROPE PINNED EE AGAINST RIB AND BRUISED HIM.

2001 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

TURNED A BREAK IN #6 ENTRY. CLEANED IT UP WNET BACK TO BOLT IT AND FOUND A 40' CRACK IN ROOF. PUT UP 5' BOLTS TO SPOT BOLT WITH. BOLTER MAN BACKED OUT OF ENTRY AT ABOUT 1400 TO LET ROOF SETTLE . IT FELL AT 1445.