Mining Incidents

Mine #24Coal

Gulnare, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517578
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2005 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STEPPING TOWARDS THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO REMOVE A BUCKET OF MINER BITS & STEPPED ON A ROCK, SLIPPED & FELL, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RT. KNEE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 003-0 MMU.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was helping hang the miner cable in the #3 entry of the 003-0 mmu. While lifting on the cable he felt pain in his lower back.

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

#6 entry,trammed roof bolter outby #6 intersection to let continuous come across intersection. Was a shuttle car parked in lower end of entry outby the intersection, looking forward to see if he was out of the miners way. had his right hand on outside of roof bolter tram & backed roof bolter into parked shuttle car, mashing his hand between roof bolter frame & shuttle car bumper.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 003-0 SECTION. HE WAS LOWERING THE TAILPIECE THAT HAD BEEN RAISED WITH A LIFTING JACK. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE JACK BAR, RESULTING IN THE JACK BAR STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT JAW.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WATCHING THE MINE ROOF FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER ON PILLAR WORK. A COAL RIB ROLLED OFF, DISLODGING A 9' TIMBER, STRIKING EE ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD.

2002 · 4 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS PLASTERING A BRATTICE, WHILE EQUIPMENT WAS DOWN PLASTER SPLASHED BEHIND HIS GLASSES GETTING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. MET WASHED OUT HIS EYE WITH EYE WASH. AND HE RETURNED TO WORK, THAT NIGHT H E WENT TO E.R.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LOADING HIGH LINE ON TO HIGH LINE SLEDE.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK APP THE SIZE OF A QUARTER FELL FROM THE TOP, HITTING HIM IN BEHIND THE CORNER OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES IN THE CORNER OF HIS LEFT EYE.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING THE LEFT DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR, GOING FROM MINER TO THE FEEDER. HE TURNED THE CAR TOO SHARP WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE CAR TIRE RAN UP ON THE CORNER OF THE RIB, WHEN IT DROPPED BACK OFF, IT JARRED THE CAR, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND STRIKED HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY OF THE CAR, PUSHING DOWN ON HIS NECK.