Mining Incidents

Northern StripCoal

Controlled by Charles D Litton
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517745
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 785B AND NEEDED TO CLIMBLADDER TO GAIN ACCES TO THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR. THE LADDER ON HIS TRUCK WAS A 6' LADDER AND WAS TOO SHORT. HE GOT THE CUSTOMER'S 10' WOODEN LADD ER. WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER, IT BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.