Mining Incidents

Pathfork #1Coal

Controlled by Paul Hulse Jr
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518213
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Jul 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2006 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

Getting speed reducer out of truck, reducer fell on his right leg.

Accident type, without injuries

A rockfall occurred 1 brk outby spad 114. 62"" to 72"" in height. 65 to 75 long. Crossing midway of 3R to #5 wall. No equipment, no EE's affected.

Accident type, without injuries

3 breaks back behind face; 3 crosscut back. Open make #5 header. 30'long, 20' wide 41/2 "" thick. No affect on the air flow

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was operating roof bolting machine loading supplies onto machine and hurt his back. Said his back had been hurting him for two or three weeks.

2005 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Splicing belts, cut hand between thumb and index finger, hit his hand with sledge hammer and belt splicing tool.

Accident type, without injuries

Approx 4 ft of top sat down in intersection in an area where no mining was being done. In process of sealing that section of mine off.

Accident type, without injuries

Fall of roof in belt entry starting approx 25 feet inside of of portal, extending in approx 80 ft. Belt line was caught under fall.

Struck by powered moving object

Miner was stuck. Miner was cribbed. Weight of miner shifted and pushed him to the side. He worked the rest of the shift.

2004 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

TOP OF MNE BEGAN TO FALL OVER A PERIOD OF 9 DAYS.STARTING ON 11/11/04 THRU 11/23/04. RIB BEGAN TO PRESS OUT & 4 FT BOLTS WERE USED IN THE AREA WHERE A RIDER SEAM WAS FOUND TO BE APPROX 5 FT. THE FALL OCCURED 6 BREAKS INBY #4 BELT DRIVE

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING THE MEN WHILE THEY WERE GETTING THE MIXER UNSTUCK. ROCK CAME OFF MIXER & HIT EE IN THE BACK TOWARDS HIS RT.SIDE.

2002 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

A ROCK FELL DOWN INTO HEAD DRIVE AND EE WAS GETTING IT OUT. WHEN HE PICKED UP ROCK HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

Contact with electrical current

GOT ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM BOLT MACHINE CABLE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HANGING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WHEN SOME OF THE HANGERS BROKE, BRINGING WEIGHT OF CABLE DOWNON HIS BACK.

Fall onto or against objects

EE HAD GOTTEN SOME ROCKS OFF MINER AND WAS REHOOKING HIS REMOTE BOX TO THE MINER. WHEN HE TURNED HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE MEN WERE LOADING BELT ON A FLAT CAR AND THEYWER4E USING A BAR TO LAP THE BELT. WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON THE BAR, HE FELT A STINGING IN THE SMALL OF HIS BACK

2001 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING THE BELT WITH A DIRT SHOVEL. HE STARTED TO PICK UP THE SHOVEL AND THROW THE MUCK TO HIS SIDE KIND OF OVER HIS SHOULCER. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE SHOVEL FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

THREW A ROOF BOLT TO BOLT MAN AND STARTED TO GETREADY TO GO TO SCOOP, SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE GROUND BESIDE BOLT MACHINE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST ROLLER IN TAIL PIECE WITH A BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED OUT AND HIT HIS HAND.