Mining Incidents

Mine #1Coal

Maverick Coal Co., LLC · Underground
Controlled by Gary D Mitchell
Ransom, Pike County, KY · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1518001
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2011–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

This report is a non-injury roof fall in the #4 entry. The fall was approximately 15'H x 20'W x 30' L

2021 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

The mine examiner was working on the tracking system in the intake entry at the #7 cross cut. This area is not a normal travel way. The roof fall was 4' H, 20' wide and 40' long approx. No interruption was shown on the fan chart.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

MINER WAS TRAVELING TO SURFACE WHEN EE'S LEFT EAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MINE ROOF, RESULTING IN A LACERATION, WHICH DID REQUIRE STITCHES TO EE'S EAR.

2019 · 1 incident

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

Employee was backing out on scoop and EE's left knee hit the top while scoop was still moving. Left knee was drug between top and scoop. Employee's return to work date is unknown at this time.

2018 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A non injury roof fall was found on the examination of the beltway approx. 8 crosscuts from the portal at the start of the shift outby spad 45. The fall was 50 to 60 feet long.

2016 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

No employees were working underground. Went in around 1:30 p.m. to retrieve drill and found rock fall from roof at #1 entry last open at crosscut. Rock was approximately 5x20x20. There were no injuries and no employees working underground.

2011 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting scoop extension & strained back. Continued to work until 08/03/2011 when lost time began.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Knocking pin out of scoop bucket & piece of metal struck nose causing a scrape. Found out on 07-26-11 there is a piece of metal still in nose and had it removed.