Mining Incidents

GarmeadaCoal

Bell County Coal Corp · Underground
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517855
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jun 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2001 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OXYGEN TANK OUT OF SUPPLY SHED WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PUT A PLATE ON A ROOF BOLT AND THREW IT AHEAD SO HE COULD INSTALL THE NEXT BOLT. THE BOLT BOUNCED BACK STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT ARM.

Struck by falling object

EE HAD HIS HAND ON THE DRILL BOOM WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

2000 · 7 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNROLLING MINER CABLE OFF SPOOL ONTO FLATCAR WHEN HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SPOOL & FORK- LIFT FORK, MASHING THUMB.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING WATER LINE APART WITH A 16 LB HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE WATER LINE STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT SHIN.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING A PIECE OF WIRE ROPE OUT OF A RAILRUNNER WHEN THE END OF THE ROPE FLIPPED UP STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A TOOTH.

Struck by falling object

EE DROPPED FINAL DRIVE GEAR (30-35LB) ON HIS FOOT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE RELEASED TENSION ON BOLT AFTER RESIN HAD CURED. AS HE LOWERED BOLT WRENCH, RESIN CAMEOUT AROUND BOLT HEAD SPRAYING A SMALL AMOUNT INTO HIS EYES. MISSED WORK ON 3-20-00.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LAYING OUT TIMBERS ON THE PILLAR LINE WHEN HE STRAINED BACK.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

MINER CABLE WAS LAYING ON HILL. EE STEPPED ON CABLE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.