Mining Incidents

No. 5Coal

Controlled by James H Booth
Lovely, Martin County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518026
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Sep 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE was walking around roof bolter when a rock fell in between roof bolts hitting him in the head. Rock was about 1 inch thick 1 foot wide.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF FOR ROOF BOLT WHEN DRILL STEEL BENT, HITTING HIS LEFT HAND AND BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.

2003 · 4 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

FELL JUST ABOVE BOLTS FROM SPAD 1103 TO 1429 (3 FULL INTERSECTIONS IN #5 ENTRY. BUTTED OFF #5 ENTRY INBY SPAD #1429 LEAVING A BARRIER BLOCK 60"" THICK. INSTALLED SUPPLEMENT ROOF SUPPORT IN #4 A ND #6 ENTRY BY ADDING ROPE BOLTS AND CRIBBING 4 RIGHT BREAK THROUGHS AND CRIBBING 6 LEFT BREAK THROUGHS IN AFFECT AREA.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING A CONNECTOR ON A CABLE AND IT GOT FOULED UP. DRILL BIT KICKED AROUND & HIT RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER.

No Value Found

EE WAS WALKING AND CUTTING A BELT CLAMP HIS FOOT SLIPED AND HURT HIS HIP.

No Value Found

THE EE HAD FINISHED BOLTING AND BACKED BOLTER UP& WAS CHANGING BITS OUT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL 2"" THICK, 6'LONG IN #2 ENTRY ON SECTION DRAW ROCK HIT HIM ON BACK OF NECK & LEFT SHOULDER

2000 · 7 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

CHIEF ELECT AND MINE FOREMAN WAS CALLED OUT AT 6:00 PM TO CHECK POWER PROBLEM. FOUND ROOF FALL TRACK ENTRY #2 BELTHEAD, FALL MEASURED 18' WIDE,BY 60' LENGTH BY 5' THICK. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48"" RESIN BOLTS.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLOSING GARAGE DOOR TO SUPPLY ROOM, WHEN ROLLERS AND PINS BROKE OUT OF A SECTION OF THE DOOR, LETTING THAT SECTION OF THE DOOR COLLAPSE AND HIT EE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK. Y

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING TOP, DRILL STEEL WRENCH CAME OFF HEAD OF BOLT, MASHED LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION. WILL NEED SUTURES.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING HYDRAULIC PUMP ON 488 S & S SCOOP, FOOT SLIPPED ON OILY SURFACE TWISTED KNEE.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE WAS GREASING UNIVERSAL DRIVELINE ON LOCOMOTIVE, PUT LEFT HAND ON U-JOINT TO ROTATE DRIVELINE AROUND TO GREASE FITTING. (EE DIDN'T HAVE PARK BRAKE SET.) LOCOMOTIVE STARTED FREEWHEELING, GLOV E CAUGHT IN U-JOINT WHILE LOCOMOTIVE WAS FREEWHEELING, CAUSING REMOVAL TO TIP OF LEFT RING RINGER.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL CONTINOUS MINER CUTTING FACE OF #9 ENTRY PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN RIB AND ROOF BOLT STRIKING EE ON HEAD, RT SIDE OF FACE, AND RT ARM CAUSING LACERA TIONS.

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

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL DRILL STEEL OUT OF HOLE THAT WAS DRILLED. CAUGHT MIDDLE RT FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND ROOF BOLTING WRENCH MASHING FINGER.