Mining Incidents

Spring Branch No 1Coal

Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Underground
Premium, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518238
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2001 · 7 incidents

Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BOTH FEET WENT UNDER TIRE OF ROOF BOLTER AS IT WAS MOVING, BRUISED BOTH FEET.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE TRIED TO MOVE BULL GEAR FOR A HEAD DRIVE OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE GOT HURT ON 10/6/01 BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 10/26/01. HE WAS HELPING WORK ON A FEEDER LIFTING A TAIL SHAFT ASSEMBLY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Accident type, without injuries

CONTINUATION OF ROOF FALL REPORTED ON 8/6/01 FALL CONTINUED FROM THE NO 2 ENTRY OVER TO THE #1 ENTRY THE NEW AREA THAT FELL IS 90'LONG 8'THICK AND 18'WIDE. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBE D OFF.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL LAST OPEN CROSS CUT IN THE NO.2 ENTRY ON ACTIVE SECTION ONE CROSS CUT INBY SPAD 51 FALL 18' WIDE, 6'-7' THICK, 20'LONG. THE AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF TIMBERS SET AND CRIBS BUILT.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON 003-0 SECTION FIRST LEFT PANEL OFF OF ACTIVE MAINS FALL IN #5 ENTRY 3 X CUTS OUTBY FACE FALL 25'L X 18'W X 6' THICK AREA TIMBERED AND CRIBS BUILT AND DANGERED OFF.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED ROOF DRILL OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING THE OFFSIDE DRILLER IN STRAIGHTENING A BEND ROOF BOLT WHEN THE INJURED'S LEFT WRIST WAS STRUCK BY THE ROOF BOLT SPINNING.

2000 · 11 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTING TOP AND PUSHED HIS THUMB OUT OF SOCKET.

Struck against stationary object

EE GOT HIS FOOT ON THE TRAM PEDAL OF A MAC 8 ANDIT PULLED HIM INTO THE TOP AND RIB OF THE MINE.

Accident type, without injuries

TOP DETERIORATED QUITE A LOT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROPE SNAPPED AND BROKE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB, HE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP. SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK AND EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HOLDING DRILL STEEL AND MASHED HAND. CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND CANOPY.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AND HURT HIS BACK.

Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING RAM CAR, HE HIT A BUMP AND HIS HEAD HIT THE CANOPY, BREAKING HIS TOOTH.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A PLATE HIT HIS ARM.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTING THE TOP, HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT KNEE BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE RIB OF THE MIND.