Mining Incidents

No 7Coal

Controlled by James L Griffith
Feds Creek, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518345
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Ran shuttle car into scoop bucket causing him to hit canopy.

2004 · 4 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Was running shuttle car and hit a hole jarring back.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Subject was attempting to hang miner cable by his self.

Fall onto or against objects

SUBJECT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A BATTERY OUT WHEN STRAP BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO BE OFF BALANCE, HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF OF MINE.

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

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE MINER FROM #3 HEADING TO #2. HE WAS LAYING CABLE UP ON SIDE OF MINER AND THE OPERATOR LET HEAD DOWN ONTO EE'S HAND. THIS BROKE EE'S THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.

2003 · 7 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SAWING TIMBERS AND WAS HOLDING TIMBER DOWN WITH LEFT HAND AND SAW CAME OUT AND SAW TOP OF HIS HAND.

No Value Found

HE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND HURT BACK.

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

EE WAS HELPING ON COAL DRILL AND WAS TAKING DRILL STEEL APART WITH PIPE WRENCH. HE HAD THE WRENCHIN HIS HAND WHEN ROTATION KICKED ON AND PINNED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND BOOM OF DRILL.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS TAKING A RUBBER HOSE TYPE WATERLINE DOWN FROM BERN HUNG AND HOSE FELL DOWN CATCHING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK KNOCKING HIM OFF HIS FEET ON TO HIS BACK.

Struck by falling object

HE WAS WALKING DOWN BELT LINE AND A RIB ROLL OFFHITTING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR AND A LUMP OF COAL HIT HIM ON BACK OF NECK. MAY HAVE BRUISED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS DIGGING A DITCH & STEPPED ON A SLICK ROCK & LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ON HIS BACK, HURTING HIS LEFT SIDE & BACK.

2002 · 9 incidents

Struck against a moving object

OPR WAS TRAMMING DOWN A HILL ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN IT SLID SIDEWAYS HITTING RIB. OPR'S RIGHT SHOULDER HIT CANOPY POST.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS HOLDING UP COVER WHEN IT SLIP AND FELL ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND CUT TIP OF FINGER OFF.

Fall onto or against objects

MINER WAS HELPING TO REPAIR MINER. TAKING A SHAFT BAR AND LIFTING A MOTOR INTO PLACE WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK LANDING ON A PIECE OF ROCK JUST BELOW BACK BONE.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS BUILDING BRATTICE WHEN RIB COAL NOW OFF HITTING KNEE (RIGHT KNEE)

Struck by falling object

EE WAS LOADING SUPPLY.

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

MEN WERE RIDING IN ON MAN TRIP AND EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING OUT OF SIDE OF MAN TRIP AND HIS SIDE RUBBBED AGAINST WATER LINE GOING UP BELT LINE AND HURT HIS RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE.

Struck by falling object

BUILDING CRIBS & A CRIB BLOCK FELL ON KNEE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER OPR WAS MOVING CABLE AND STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL AND TURNED ANKLE.

Contact with hot objects or substances

OPERATOR WAS PULLING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL OUT OF A HOLE AND BURNED RIGHT HAND.

2001 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

WALKING TOWARD FALL & A PIECE OF ROCK 1"" TO 2"" THICK, 2' TO 3' LONG FELL FROM ROOF HITTING VICTIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK.

Struck by falling object

HE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT & A ROCK ~1"" THICK X36"" X 24"" FELL ON LEGS AFTER HE FELL BACK OUT OFTHE WAY. ROCK LANDED ON BOTH LEGS BRUISING THEM BELOW KNEES.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HANGING CABLES WHEN HAND SLIP AND HANGER CUT HAND.