Mining Incidents

Hip-High Mine # 1Coal

Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517571
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Oct 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2001 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND SENSATION SINCE THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY 10-05-01. THIS DATE 10-09-01 HE REQUESTED TO COME OUTSIDE SINCE THE PAIN WAS INCREASED.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE THROUGH MUD. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE UNHOOKING SUPPLY CAR FROM MANTRIP, THE TONGUE (DISCONNECT) STUCK. HE HIT THE DISCONNECT WITH A HAMMER. METAL CHIPPED OFF AND PENETRATED HIS LEFT HAND. 5-18-01 DR. REMOVED METAL,4 SUTU RES.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS BACKING THE MINER IN ORDER TO SET OVER. HE PULLED SLACK IN THE MINER CABLE AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK INSTALLING TOP ROLLERS WHILE HELPING WITH A BELT MOVE.

2000 · 13 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DUST FROM HAUL ROAD GOT INTO EE'S EYES 12/12/00 12/13/00 WHEN HE CAME BACK TO WORK HIS EYES WERERED & SWOLLEN 12/27/00 HE SAW DR. HE WILL RTW 1/2/01

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A SHORT HANDLE SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A PIN FROM MINER CAT PAD. HE HIT AND BRUISED HIS LEFT ANKLE WITH THE HAMMER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE BENT OVER TO PLUG CHARGER ONTO 4-WHEELER. WHEN HE RAISED UP HE INJURED HIS LOW BACK.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS UNLOADING A ROLL OF BELT BY HIMSELF. THE BELT GOT AWAY, AND ROLLED OVER HIS LEFT LEG.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS HELPING FIT A PAN ONTO THE MINER. HE WAS CHIPPING WELDING SLAG, A PIECE GOT BEHIND HIS GLAWSSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE & FELT TWINGE IN HIS BACK CONT'D TO WORK UNTIL 8/25/00 DR TOOK HIMSELF OFF WORK 8/25/00

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE GOT PARTICLES IN HIS EYES PUTTING BOLTS IN THE GREASE CASE OF THE MINER. ON 8-7-00 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE INJURED HIS LOW BACK MUSCLE LIFTING A 45# BOX OF GLUE ONTO HIS BOLTING MACHINE IN 44"" COAL.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS. HE LET THE HEAD DOWN & PUSHED THE BOLT OVER. WHEN HE RAISED THE HEAD & SPINNED THE BOLT HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT. HIS LEFT FOREARM WAS BROKEN BY THE SPINNING BOLT

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN THE BOLTER TRAMMED BACKWARD TO SET UP. THEY WERE ABOUT A FOOT OFF. WHEN OPERATOR ENGAGED TRAM, THE RIGHT SIDE ENGAGED FIRST THEN THE LEFT. BOLTER SLEWED RIGHT, THEN ST RAIGHT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE WAS INJURED JULY 99; AFTERRETURNING TO WORK IN JAN. 2000 HE HAS COMPLAINEDTHAT HIS KNEE HURT; 5/1/00 HE WAS SCHEDULED WITHTREATING PHYSICIAN FOR EVALUATION.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE WHICH HAD A KNOT IN IT. HE WAS IN 48"" COAL WITH MUD. EE STRAINED HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROTATION HOSE ON PINNER BUSTED, SPRAYING HYDDRAULIC OIL ON THE FACE AND EYES OF THE EE.