Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HIGHWALL FAILURE DUE TO HILL SEAM STRUCK FRONT OF AUGER. THIS PUSHED THE AUGER BACK CATCHING EE'S FOOT UNDER FRAME OF THE AUGER. HE WAS STANDING AT THE BACK OF THE AUGER GETTING READY TO GO TO LUNCH.
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Orr Auger Mining, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Matthew T Orr
Bryants Store, Knox County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517871
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Jan 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2004 · 1 incident
2000 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
DIRT ABOVE TOP OF HIGHWALL BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON AUGER. THERE WERE SOME ROCKS MIXED IN WITH THE DIRT THAT DAMAGED AUGER. SMALL ROCKS BROKE THE PLEXIGLASS ON TOP OF THE CAB OF THE AUGER AND H IT THE OPERATOR ON THE HAND CUTTING HIS HAND AND HIT HIS KNEE AND CAUSED A BRUISE. THE INJURED MAN HAD 3 STITCHES PUT IN HIS HAND AND X-RAYS OF HIS HAND AND KNEE.