Mining Incidents

Jacks Branch No 6 MineCoal

Locust Grove Inc · Surface
Hazard, Perry County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518114
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jul 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

TRUCK DRIVER SLIPPED AS HE WAS EXITING COAL TRUCK & FELL TO GROUND HURTING LEFT SHOULDER.

2001 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ON MAINFRAME OF THE MINER WAITING TO PIN BEAMS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Struck against a moving object

COAL TRUCK WRECK. NO 1 TRUCK LOADER WITH COAL APPARENTLY CAME THROUGH A CURVE AT THE 2 MILE MARKER ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD STRIKING THE TRUCK INJURED WAS DRIVING.

2000 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING HOOD ON EXCAVATOR AND FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED WHEN HE WAS GETTING OFF OUR HIGHWALL MINER. HE FELL BACK AGAINST THE MINER AND BRUISED HIS RIBS. IN NECK AND SHOULDERS.

Struck against a moving object

CONTRACTOR'S DRIVER EXITED COAL PIT ACCESSING HAUL ROAD. DRIVER STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A JUVENILE ON A 4 WHEELER COMING TOWARD HIM DOWN GRADE. DRIVER STATED THAT HE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE 4 WHEELER CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ENTER THE ROAD DITCH AND TIP OVER. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL COSMETIC DAMAGE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUR LOADER MAN WAS LOADING OVERBURDEN INTO INJURED'S TRUCK WHEN A LARGE TREE STUMP ROLLED OUT OF THE BUCKET STRIKING THE TRUCK DOOR AND CAUSING IT TO CAVE IN ON HIS. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS H E HAS BRUISING TO HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER BUT IS COMPLAINING WITH HIS HEAD AND NECK. HE WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER DR. TODAY.