Mining Incidents

Rb #8Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518131
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Feb 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS CLEANING THE NARROW SIDE OF THE LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDERAND ARM AREA. THE ROCK WAS LESS THEN 2' IN DIAME TER AND FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROOF BOLT AND COAL RIB.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS FINISHING INSTALLING THE HEAD ON THECONTINUOUS MINER AND AS HE WAS INSTALLING THE RIPPER CHAIN, IT FELL AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE THUMB REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED HAD PLACED THE BOLT HALFWAY INTO THE HOLE HE HAD JUST DRILLED AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT IN ORDER TO SHOVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE HOLE, HE SLIPPED AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.