Mining Incidents

Skull ForkCoal

Kentucky May Mining · Underground
Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
Kite, Knott County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518186
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING ON CUTTING MACHINE CABLE, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE UPPER RT. ARM.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WORKING ON FEEDER, BUSTING ROCK, HE WENT TO TURN ROCK OVER, HURT HIS BACK.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS TAKING HOSE OFF BOLTER AND POPPED HIS WRIST.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EE RIGHT RING FINGER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT WRENCH CAME OUT OF THE BOLTER POT STRIKING EE ON THE FOREARM.