Mining Incidents

Mine #17Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Evarts, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517824
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2001 · 7 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS BELT KNIFE HIT THE TEMPLATE AND SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER (LACERATION).

Accident type, without injuries

A COAL BUMP OR OUTBURST OCURRED ON 9/22/01 AT APPROX. 1:30PM. INVOLVED 4 OR 5 PILLAR INBY THE FEEDER EXTENDING INTO THE FACE. SECTION WILL MOVE.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY AT THE 4TH CROSS CUT OF SECTION. IT MEASURED 100' X 8 X 20' SECTION WILL MOVE. FALL NOT TO BE CLEANED UP.

Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING (TRAMMING) ROOF BOLTER AND HE DROPPED THE CANOPY. IT FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE SHOULDER. 1ST DAY LOST TIME, 7-17-2001.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS CROSSING THE BELT AT THE TAILPIECE. AS HE JUMPED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, AS HE LANDED, HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED THIS DATE UPON RETURNING FROM 1 WK VACATION. THE FACE LOCATED IN #2 ENTRY 1 CROSS CUT OUT BY FACE IN INTERSECTION, SECTION WILL MOVE.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED THIS AM ON THE PRE SHIFT EXAM ONT HE INTAKE ARI COURSEIT IS LOCATED AT THE #18 CROSS CUT IN #4 ENTRY ON #7 BELT. IT MEASURES 30'X20'X5 '

2000 · 4 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 27 CROSS CUT ALONG #7 CONVEYOR BELT ON INTAKE BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRIES. IT MEASURED 35' BY 20' BY 8'. IT HAS BEEN CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FAAL OCCURRED 24 XCUTS OUTBY THE SECTION IN #4 INTAKE ENTRY ON 9-4-00 WAS DISCOVERED ON PRESHIFT AT 9-5-00. HAS BEEN CRIBBED & TIMBERED OFF.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 2 CROSS CUTS IN BY #6 BELT DRIVE IN THE #1 ENTRY. IT MEASURED 50' BY 20' BY 6', HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON A FIRE BOSS RUN. #4 AND #5 ENTRIES 3 CROSS CUTS OUTBY THE FACE. MEASURED 5'X20'X100'. SECTION MOVED TO ANOTHER PART OF MINE.