Mining Incidents

HourglassCoal

Banner Inc · Underground
Controlled by Anthony McPeek
Sassafras, Knott County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518224
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2001 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS STACKING BELT STRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORT AND LOAD MINER CABLE AND CAR CABLE.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINING CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

Struck by falling object

IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS JOB AS A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A FALL OF ROCK. THE ROCK STRUCK THE EE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDERS.

2000 · 8 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BELT LINE & STRAINED LOWER ABDOMEN.

Struck against a moving object

THE FORMER EMPLOYEE AFTER HE HAD SEVERED HIS EMPLOYMENT ALLEGES A BACK INJURY. WHEN INVESTIGATEDTHIS HAD NOT BEEN REPORTED TO THE FOREMAN.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP STEEL & WOODEN COLLERS &FELT PAIN IN BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PUTTING UP WOODEN COLLERS HURT LOWER BACK.

Accident type, without injuries

#5 ENTRY 2 BREAK FROM FACE AREA FELL; ABOUT 5' HIGH.

Accident type, without injuries

DURING THE PRESHIFT EXAM TWO (2) NON-INJURY ROOF FALLS WERE OBSERVED. #2 THE #6 ENTRY CROSS CUT TO #5 18' WIDE X 18' LONG X 60"" HIGH.

Accident type, without injuries

DURING THE PRESHIFT EXAM TWO (2) NON-INJURY ROOF FALLS WERE OBSERVED: #1 THE #4 ENTRY 20' INBY THE LAST OPEN CROSS CUT APPROX 45' LONG X 6' HIGH X 20' WIDE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE AND CUT LEFT HAND WITH A KNIFE.