Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CHANGING OUT TAIL ROLLERS ON MINER AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER.
No 3Coal
North Star Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Carl Kirk
Hueysville, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517667
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Apr 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2000 · 4 incidents
Accident type, without injuries
DRIVING OFF LEFT HANDED IN A PANEL. ROOF STARTED TO CHANGE. HAD A FALL IN THE #2 ENTRY L.O.B. PULLED OUT ABONDED AREA CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.
Accident type, without injuries
#10 BREAK ON THE RETURN INTERSECTION FELL RETURN FOR 002 SECTION.
Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE TOOK THE ROOF BOLTER TO #7 ENTRY TO LETTHE MINER GO INTO #6 HEADING WHILE TRAMING THE MINER INTO THE #6 THE MINER CAUGHT THE PINNER CABLE AND PULLED IT DOWN. HE WAS WALKING FROM #7 TO #6 TO HANG CABLE BACK UP AND A ROCK FELL FROM RIB TO THE FIRST BOLT HITTING THE EMPLOYEE.