Mining Incidents

Joe's RunCoal

Controlled by Anthony V Lanham
Philpot, Daviess County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518418
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2002–2021
Latest incident
Nov 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was helping mechanic work on haul truck. The come-along hook straightened causing a cylinder to fall on EE's hand and cutting it.

2020 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to excavator and tripped over a pile of dirt and fell to the ground

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing to get into the dozer and fell off hitting the ground.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee had turned off a pump and was walking back to truck when ee stepped on a rock twisting ankle.

2013 · 1 incident

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent over to put a mark on drill steel and hurt his back.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Wind had blown belt bin over. Employee was picking up the bin to put it back in place when left arm was strained.

2008 · 1 incident

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

Madisonville Tire & Retread employee. Tire changer had positioned himself so he could dismount & mount both rear tires. As he was re-mounting the outside tire, he swung it around with the hydraulic hand. He pulled the wrong hydraulic lever which brought the tire in and mashed him against his own truck.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding the bottom of a large bolt (with gloveson) and the air wrench ont he top. The bolt spun in his hand when he triggered the air wrench.

2003 · 1 incident

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

OPERATOR CLOSED DRILL CAB DOOR ON LEFT HAND PINKY FINGER. PARTIALLY SEVERED AT FIRST KNUCKLE - STITCHES.

2002 · 1 incident

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CHEMICAL BURN ON FOREARMS RESULTING FROM THE COMBINATION OF CREOSOTE AND AMMONIUM NITRATE. AFTER GETTING CREOSITE ON ARMS, EE THEN LOADED BLAST HOLES AND DUST GOT ON ARM S. THE COMBINATION, ALONG WITH SWEAT, IRRITATED THE SKIN.