Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS SWINGING BOOM TO PUT UP MIDDLE BOLT WHEN HE LET THE BOOM DOWN ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
Spring Branch #2Coal
Cook and Sons Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Michael K Cook; Randy A Cook
Premium, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518287
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Apr 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2002 · 4 incidents
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE PUSHING ON LEVER TO LOWER CANOPY HAD SLIPPED OFF AND STRIKING THE DRILL POT SLIDE LEVER RUNNING THE DRILL POT OUT MASHED THE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND THAT WAS RESTING ON THE DRILL POT.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
ROOF BOLTER STARTED CABLE REEL AND CABLE HIT RIGHT LEG CAUSING HIM TO FALL BUMPING HEAD BRUISING KNEE AND HEAD AND NECK.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
PULLING ON MINER CABLE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.