Mining Incidents

#7 SurfaceCoal

Emmalena, Knott County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518004
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Feb 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FUEL FILTERS ON A COMPANY COAL TRUCK #002 WHEN THE WIND CAUGHT THE HOOD OF THE COAL TRUCK BLOWING IT BACK AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD CAUSING A KNOT ON EMPLOYEE'S HEAD.

2000 · 6 incidents

Fall from machine

CONTRACT TRUCKER WAS LOADED COMING OFF THE HANNCO ENTERGY JOB EMEELEN WHEN HE STATED THAT THE REAR END OF THE COAL TRUCK STARTED HOPPING IN THE LOSE GR4AVEL AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF GE AR AND WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKES THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING SO THE DRIVER JUMPED OUT, THE TRUCK WENT THROUGH DITCH HIT COBBARD AND LANDED ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING AN OIL COOLER, PUT IT ON WATER TRUCK AND WHEN HE STARTED THE TRUCK HE FOUND THAT THERE WAS SMALL, SO THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT AND IT STRIPPED OUT AND THE OI L LINE BLEW OFF AND SPRAYED HOT OIL IN EMPLOYEE'S EYES, AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED BACK AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON SOMETHING AND CHIPPED A BONE.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 777D UNIT ROCK IN THE #8 PIT WHEN THE OPERATOR OF THE LOADER DROPPED A BIG ROCK IN THE BED OF THE ROCK TRUCK AND JOLTED THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT WHICH CAUSED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

Fall from machine

IT WAS RAINING & WHEN IT GOT TO WORK THE EE GOT ON THE BUMPER OF THE PICKUP TRUCK & SLIPPED & FELL ON THE GROUND ABOUT 3 OR 4 FEET TO THE GROUND LANDING ON THE LUMBAR & PELVIC AREA OF HIS BODY RESULTING IN BACK AND PELVIC PAIN.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT AND WHERE IT HAD BEEN RAINING THE EE SLIPPED WHILE DESCENDING THE LADDER AND GRABBED HOLD WITH HIS LEFT HAND SUPPORTING ALL HIS BODY WEIGHT RESULTING WHAT APPREARED TO BE PULED MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPIGN SERVICE EQUIPMENT WHEN HE BENT OVER TO CLEAN DIRT. 007 07 THE HYDROLIC TANK TO PUT HYDROLIC FLUID IN IT AND WHEN HE RAISE DUP HE GO A CATCH PAIN IN HIS BACK.