Mining Incidents

No 7Coal

Eagle Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Van Lear, Johnson County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517696
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP ENTERING RIGHT EYE.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EE WAS LOADING BOLTER WITH GLUE AND WAS HOLDING GLUE WITH BOTH HANDS AND SLIPPED AND FELL OVER SCOOP BUCKET ADN INJURED CENTER OF LOWER BACKAND HIT LEFT ELBOW ON FLOOR TRYING TO CATCH SELF

2002 · 8 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN THE BOLTS WORKED OUT OF THE VALVE CHEST AND THE HOLES GOT CAUGHT AND IT MADE THE VALVE CHEST COME UP AND HAND BETWEEN CHEST AND FRAME CAUSING CONTUSION TO TOP OF L EFT HAND.

Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL (1 1/2'LONG, 1 1/2'WIDEX 3""THICK). THE EE HAD HIS HAND ON PINNER & WAS GOING TO PUSH SELF AWAY WHEN THE ROCK FELL HITTI NG HIM ON LT. HAND, LACERATING MIDDLE FINGER. 20SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL MINER TURNING RIGHT BREAK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TH EE WAS STEERING THREE WHEELER WHEN I HIT A ROCK & THE STEERING WHEEL WENT AROUND 7 HIT LEFT HAND.

Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS GETTING READY TO SET MINER OVER IN #6 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL IN BETWEEN BOLTS CAUSING LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD.

Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS OPERATING OFF SIDE BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT LEFT FOOT CONTUSING IT.

Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR WITH CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT HIM.

Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM & LEFT FOOT & CAUSING ABRASION TO FOREHEAD.

2001 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS STANDING BESIDE OF CANOPY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING BACK OF LEG BELOW KNEE CONTUSING IT.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATIHG A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT RIGHT ARM ACROSS RIB REQUIRING 20 SUTURES.

Struck by powered moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DISCHARGE END OF FEEDER WHEN A 486 SCOOP BACKED INTO HIM BRUISING HIS CHEST.

Fall from machine

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF MAN TRIP WHEN IT CAME OUT, SIDE SLIPPED AND FOOT WENT UNDER MANTRIP TWISTING IT.

2000 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

MANAGEMENT WAS AWARE OF ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS IN INACTIVE AREA OF MINES DUE TO A GEOLOGICAL FAULT. THE AREA AFFECTED WAS DANGERED OFF IN ANTICIPATION OF A FALL & WOULD RE-HABILITATE THE AREA AS WE DID OUR RETREAT MINING.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE MINER WHEN HE INJURED HIS GROIN.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO GET ROCK OFF OF BELT LINE. WHEN HE WAS PRYING ON ROCK IT SLID CAUSING HIM TO LACERATE RING FINGER.