Mining Incidents

Can Do PlantCoal

Controlled by Donald E Bowles
St. Charles, Hopkins County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518110
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Oct 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS HELPING FROM THE BANK TO GET SUPPLIES TO MEDICAL PERSONNEL. GROUND CONDIDITONS WERE MUDDY AND SLICK. EE FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HIS RIBS. EE WAS COMPLAINING OF POSSIBLE RIB FRACTURE.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE OPERATING A MUD CAT DREDGE. CLEANING OUT SILT BASIN BELOW THE COAL YARD. EE THOUGHT THE HEAD WAS TRYING TO STOP UP, GOT OUT OF CAB TO TAKE A LOOK. PUT THE AUGER IN NEUTRAL AND LEFT THE ENGINE IDLEING. WALKED TOWARDS THE HEAD TO GET A CLOSER VIEW, AND CLIMBED OVER OIL THROUGH HANDRAILS, SLIPPED AND WENT INTO AUGER. LEG HAD TO BE REMOVED BELOW KNEE.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND HIT ELBOW ON THE BELT FRAME.