Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY EXCAVATOR BUCKET WHILE WORKING INSIDE A ROCK TRUCK BED. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR AND THE INTERIOROF THE TRUCKBED. RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES.
K-3 Surface MineCoal
Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Energy Coal Resources Inc
Inez, Martin County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517718
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2002–2004
- Latest incident
- Jan 2004
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)2004 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS USING THE EXCAVATOR TO PULL A ROCK BACK ONTO THE BENCH FROM THE OUTSLOPE. A SECTION OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF CAUSING THE EXCAVATOR TO JERK BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED THE OPERATOR'S NECK TO HAVE PAIN DUE TO THE WHIPLASH EFFECT.
2003 · 3 incidents
Fall onto or against objects
VICTIM SAYS HE SLIPPED AND SCRAPED HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE DATE SHOWN. NOTIFIED FOREMAN AT JOB ON 5/2/03.
No Value Found
OPERATOR WAS TAKING LOADER TO ANOTHER PIT AND REPORTED THE NEXT DAY THAT HE HAD HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY. SAYS PAIN MEDICINE MADE HIM UNSTEADY SO HE STAYED HOME ONE SHIFT.
2002 · 1 incident
Fall from machine
EE SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING GRADER. ABRASIONS TO LEFT LEG & RIGHT ARM. SLIGHT CRACK IN BONE IN RIGHT ELBOW.