Mining Incidents

P-9 Straight CreekCoal

Triple H. Fuels · Facility
Controlled by Alex A Housley
Stoney Fork, Bell County, KY · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1517901
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2006–2015
Latest incident
Feb 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2015 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Airing tire on a coal truck. Air pressure hit EE in the face causing him to fall backwards and hitting his head causing a small fracture.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

The operator was descending the grade, attempted to shift from 5th to low side 5th gear in the 8 speed coal truck and states that the truck did not go into gear so he attempted to shift back to 5th and states it didn't take so he attempted to shift to 8th gear, it didn't take gear so he drove the truck up an embankment and the truck turned over on to the driver's side door.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

The Dozer Operator was working the slope when he trammed over a rock which resulted in the operator being twisted causing a back sprain.

2011 · 2 incidents

Contact with heat

Employee was performing clean-up at the portable crusher.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was attending annual safety retraining. During lunch break, two employees were ""horse playing"". EE attempted to pick up another employee and throw him over his shoulder. Both employees fell to the ground, causing EE to dislocate his hip.

2009 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

The employee was replacing the sieve screen holder on the cyclone refuse bin. His foot slipped and employee hit his chin on the sieve holder. The cut required 11 stitches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting pvc pipe with skill saw, possible shavings buildup prevented guard from functioning properly, after cut on pipe made employee was placing saw down and cut leg when crossed upper thigh.

2008 · 4 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee stated he was descending stairs, stepped from stair to floor, lost his balance and he fell causing him to sprain his ankle.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Lowering of tools (chain hoist) from a raised location to floor, when employee lost footing on platform and fell approx 2 ft. to floor. Sustained dislocation of left ankle and hairline fracture of bone in left foot.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was performing factory campaign on an HD785-7 truck exhaust system, when the swivel socket he was using, broke. A piece of the broken tool cut his left palm. He received 5 stitches to his palm.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was servicing road grader. Pressurized grease hose burst injecting grease into right index finger and right index palm ares. First aid on site, ER exam then surgery to remove grease from wound area.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

ee was injured when he lifted a rock out of crusher on 3/4/06.It was reported to company 5/3/06 when ee went to have a MRI on his back.