Mining Incidents

3CCoal

A B & J Coal Co. Inc. · Underground
Ashcamp, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518313
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Oct 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2006 · 3 incidents

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

Employee was installing roof bolts and hit wrong lever to push bolt into place.

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

EE was installing roof support and puthand over plate while applying up pressure on machine.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was hauling supplies on 001-0 section when he ran over rock in roadway causing bruise to lower back.

2005 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was adjusting belts on blower motor on the No. 2 Roofbolter and placed hand on belt to ck tension.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had foot under head boom of roof bolter and let roof drill down on foot causing bruise to hill area of his foot.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had his hand in way when pushing steel in roof to drill for bolt.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WENT TO BATH ROOM AND WHILE RETURNNG STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK AND STRAINED ANKLE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING DORRS AT FAN HOUSE AND LATCH BROKE LETTING THE DOOR OPEN PREMATURELY.

2003 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUT BY FACE APP 1200 FT ON INTAKE HALLWAY, CAUSE IS BELIEVED TO BE OF MATERIAL FAILURE.

2001 · 7 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF #1 ENTRY 60' IN BY SS #78 FELL FROM 4-6' THICK 20' WIDE 30' LONG, THE MINER WAS TRAPPED UNTIL 9-8-01 WHEN WE GOT IT OUT.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS HOOKING A CHIAN TO PINNER AND SCOOP TO PULL IT OUT OF A HOLE WHEN SCOOP BUCKET HIT ONE SIDE OF ATRS CAUSING IT TO SWING AROUND HITTING EE AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTING A PEACE OF WIRE WITH A HAMMER TO TIE MINER CABLE UP WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER CAUSING A CUT.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER ON OFF SIDE WAS PUTTING UP HIS 3TH BOLT FROM COAL RIB WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW GAVE AWAY.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE HELPING ON MINER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SAID DUE THE MINING CONDITIONS OF MUD AND WATER NEAR SURFACE AREA HE HAD JUST OVERWORKED HIS LOWER BACK.

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

EE WAS RUNNING THE LEFT SIDE OF DOUBLE HEAD BOLTER WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE OPERATOR WENT TO SWING HIS HEAD. THE STAB JACK WAS NOT ALL THE WAY UP. ITCAUGHT ON MINE FLOOR CAUSING THE BOLTER TO MOVE FORWARD. THE LEFT RIB MASHED THE LEFT SIDE OPERATOR'S LEG BETWEEN THE HEAD AND RIB.