Mining Incidents

GenesisCoal

Kentucky May Mining · Underground
Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
Kite, Knott County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517452
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK AND INJURED HIS LEFT LEG AND HIP.

2002 · 4 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE FELL DOWN GOING TO MAN TRIP AND CUT IS RIGHT 5TH DIGIT ON SHARP ROCK, REQIRING 6 STITCHES.

Accident type, without injuries

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL ON THE #4 BELT AT 10:00 PM. SPAD #1740. THE FALL WAS 19'WIDE, 5'TO 6'THICK X 100'LONG.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING BITS ON ROLL HEAD ON MINER WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN BIT FINGER, JERKING MOST OF NAIL OFF.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN DRILL STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIS RT. THUMB. EE CONTINUED TO WORK, WAS ADVISED ON 4/12/02 THAT A VERY SMALL HAIR LINE FRACTURE WITH NO DISPLACEMENT.

2001 · 10 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRESHIFT THIS A.M. THE MINE HAD BEEN IDLE OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. A FALL 4' HIGH 20' LONG AND 20' WIDE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE BELT ENTRY 3' CROSS CUTS UNDERGROUND.

Accident type, without injuries

A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL AT SPAD 1787 IN THE #1 ENTRY OVER TO THE # 2 ENTRY THE FALL WAS 250' OUT BY THE FACE. THE FALL WAS 90' LONG 20' WIDE AND 8' THICK. A FALL 30' LONG 20' WIDE 56"" THICK FELL IN THE #3 ENTRY AT SPAD 1782 THIS FALL WAS ABOUT 920' OUT BY THE WORKING FACE.

Struck by falling object

V SHAPED ROCK 7'X14'X8"" FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, HIT ON BOLTER, SLID OFF AND HIT EE' R LEG/FOOT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT THE FEEDER CONVEYOR CHAIN. DURRING ALL THE LIFTING AND TUGGING THE PAIN STARTED AGAIN IN HIS BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CABLE OVER SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN #2 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIS LEFT WRIST.

Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS IN A SQUATTING POSITION APPROX 3' INBY THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PILLAR IN THE NO. 3 HEADING. WHILE INJURED WAS WRITING NOTES IN A NOTEBOOK A RIB ROLL OCCURRED AND THE MATERIAL STRUCK INJURED ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

RUNNING MINER, RIB ROLLED OFF, HIT ELBOW.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HE HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE ROOF BOLTER WRENCH. HE LEFT THE MINE PROPERTY TO GO TO DR.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING A EMPTY WOODEN PALLET INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2000 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

ROCK 4'X4'X2"" FELL FROM RIB TO RIB, HIT ON BACK, SLID DOWN BACK HURTING L WRIST. EE DID NOT GO TILL 3/13/01. EE REPORTED TO OPERATOR ON 3/28/01.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN IN #7 ENTRY WHEN HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSERTING BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN THE LEFT EYE.