Mining Incidents

Zion Mining Co Inc #10 Mine Coal

Zion Mining Company · Surface
Controlled by Conley Meritt
Garrett, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517749

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1996–1998
Latest incident
Mar 1998
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1998 · 1 incident

March 14, 1998 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Zion Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF EXCAVATOR AND STEPPED ON TRACK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT THE OTHER TRACK ON HIS SIDE.

1996 · 1 incident

November 27, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Zion Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS HAULING ROCK IN A 773B ROCK TRUCK. HE BACKED THE TRUCK TO TURN AND BACKUP TOO FAR ON THE BRIM. IT BROKE OFF & THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS EE HEAD HAD A CUT & HE HAD A BRUISED SIDE & LEG