Mining Incidents

SandlickCoal

Smoky Quartz · Underground
Controlled by John T Quintrell
Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517896
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
38
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

38 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Found an unintentinal roof fall behind #2 driver in return. above anchorage but no impeding travel or air passage. fall was approx. 5' high 20' wide 120' long. fall was int he no. 2 and 3 entry and extended up #3 entry to face.

2004 · 12 incidents

Struck by falling object

UNLOADING DRIVE CHAIN FOR HEAD DRIVE OFF OF FLAT CAR CHAIN TWISTED WHEN IT HIT BOTTOM OVER ON LEFT FOOT

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK.

Struck against a moving object

He was scooping; scoop hit left rib and threw him forward.

Struck by falling object

WORKING ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER.

Struck by flying object

Loading belt rails on mini track and rail dropped in mud splashing in his left eye and cutting his eye.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting belt structure onto mini truck forks when he had sharp pain in lower back.

Accident type, without injuries

In # 3 entry in by spad #3804 lowering the miner up. No one was injured by the fall.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TRIMMING A BELT SPLICE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE GOT 4 OR 5 STAPLES TO CLOSE THE CUT.

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

INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE WORKING ON THE MINER. THE GREASER GOT ON THE SCOOP TO GET OXYGEN TANKS & TORCHES. WHEN HE GOT TO THE MINER, THE SCOOP KICKED INTO HIGH GEAR AND HIT MINER AND CAUGHT INJURED'S RIGHT LEG.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING PUMP ACROSS OLD WATER LINE AND PUMP SLIPPED HITTING FAN OF LEFT FOOT CUTTING FOR OF FOOT.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 2 BRAKES INBY SPAD #3821 AT SPAD #3828. THE FALL IS ABOUT 20' X 20' AND 6' TO 7' HIGH.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER WHEN A GREASE FITTING BLEW OUT HITTING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE CUTTING HIM. HE HAD TO HAVE STITCHES.

2003 · 11 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING A BATTERY CELL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RT. TESTICLE.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY INBY SPAD 3855 TO THE FACE THE CALL WAS ABOUT 75' LONG 6' TO 8' THICK THE AREA WAS CRIB OFF AND DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WERE ADDED TO THE AREA AROUND THE ROCK F ALL.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING HILINE TO OUTSIDE AND HIS KNEE STARTED TO HURT.

Struck by flying object

HEAD DRIVE SPEED REDUCER FELL OVER ON HIS LEFT KNEE(HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO KNEE) WHEN IT CAME OUT OF THE HEAD DRIVE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING BIT OUT OF MINER A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS RIGHT JAW.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 1 X-CUT INBY SPAD 3839 IN THE INTERSECTION OF #2 ENTRY, FALL WAS APPROX. 10'W C 5' THICK AND 35' LONG. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED OFF AND DANGERED OFF ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WERE ADDED TO THE AREA AROUND THE ROCK FALL.

Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP, HIT EE IN THE HEAD. HE MISSED TWO DAYS WORK, WENT BACK ON AUGUST 1, 2003 IS NOW FINE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON BELT ROLLER AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. (KNEE PAIN).

Flash burns (electric)

UNPLUGGING BATTERY ON RAM CAR AND PLUG FIRED UP AND BURNT RIGHT HAND.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS (BLACK LUNG) PART 90 TRANSFER TO A AREA WHERE THE CONCENTRATION OF RESPIRABLE DUST IS NOT MORE THAN 1.0 MILLIGRAM PER CUBIC METER OF AIR.

2002 · 5 incidents

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

PITCHING CRIB BLOCKS AND CAUGHT LEFT FINGERS BETWEEN ANOTHER CRIB BLOCK, F/X FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING A RAIL RUNNER WHEN CHAIN BROKE STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AREA.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE HURT LOWER BACK ON 3-11-02 BUT DID NOT TELL US HE WAS SEEING A DR. UNTIL 3-28-02. HE HAD MISSED SOME WORK FROM 3-11-02 UNTIL 3-28-02 BUT WOULD BRING A DR EXCUSE FOR MISSING WORK. HE CAME TO MY OFFICE 3-28-02 AND EXPLAINS THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD SOMEONE AT WORK ABOUT THIS AND WAS SEEING A DR.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BELT CLAMP ON BELT BELT SLIPPED IN CLAMP AND CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER UNDER CHAIN CUTTING END OF FINGER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GOING THRU MANDOOR AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

2001 · 8 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING BELT WHEN A BELT CLAMP BROKE THE CHAIN RATCHET CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST.

Struck against stationary object

WALKING UP ENTRY AND HIT HIS HEAD ON MINE ROOF.

Fall from machine

GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP SLIPPED AND FELL AND SCRATCHED LEFT LEG.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #6 ENTRY AT X-CUT NO. 133 IN THE INTAKE. THE FALL IS 20' LONG, 20' WIDE, & 6' TO 8'THICK. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMERED OFF OR CRIBS BUILT.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND LEFT SIDE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPLICING BELT WHEN BELT CLAMP CAME LOOSE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE FRACTURE OF ONE RIB ON RIGHT SIDE.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #7 ENTRY 1 X CUT INBY SPAD 199 20' WIDE 25' LONG 8' THICK AREA AROUND FALL HAS BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS COUPLING A SUPPLY CAR TO ANOTHER CAR WHEN HIS RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE WERE CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT OF THE COUPLING.

2000 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL OUTBY #001-SECTION IN ENTRY. DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION, BUT FALL MUST BE CLEANED UP BEFORE AREA CAN BE TRAVELED. AREA CRIBBED AND TIMBERED OFF.