Mining Incidents

Island Creek SurfaceCoal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Phyllis, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518417
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2003–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Double L Trucking truck driver, employed by Clintwood Mng. Co. Inc., jumped from the operator's cab after losing control of the truck. The operator suffered 2 cracked ankles & 1 knee fracture as a result of the impact force experienced when he contacted the ground.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A ROCK WITH THE EXCAVATOR BUCKET. THE BUCKET SLIPPED CAUSING THE EXCAVATOR TO MOVE SUDDENLY CAUSING A WHIPLASH TYPE OF INJURY.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CUTTING TREES. HE SET THE SAW DOWN AND WAS STEPPING OVER IT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON THE SAW BLADE, CUTTING HIS LEG, REQUIRING SIX STITICHES.