Mining Incidents

Mine #5Coal

Controlled by Ferroglobe PLC
Barbourville, Knox County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518426
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2007–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The mine foreman was assisting in getting the belt drive in the pit unclogged. The belt had somehow become tangled in the drive rollers. They were trying to pull slack in the top belt when the hook failed on the chain hoist (come-a-long). The hoist struck the foreman in the shoulder and the side of the head. EE had a cut that had to have staples and perforated ear drum.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a chain hoist to pull (align) the ""low-low"" belt structure when the chain hoist broke loose from the anchor point and struck EE in the side of the head.

2022 · 1 incident

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was on their knees marking centerline and when they got up to a ""duck walking"" position, their knee ""popped"" causing some pain. The knee has bothered them intermittently since, so they went to a specialist and had surgery on 9-26-2022. Employee returned to work the next day and is now on restricted work duty on the surface.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee (foreman) was on a personnel carrier while by self. EE said EE backed up and struck EE's head on a brow causing a sore neck. EE finished the shift and didn't want medical attention. EE didn't go to the doctor until weeks after the accident.

2020 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee putting a guard back on the tail piece when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back.

2018 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was tightening the conveyor chain on the MBC, and the grease fitting on the jack blew out, striking EE's left hand.

Struck by falling object

Bolt steel got hung in top and EE tried to get it out and slipped and hit EE's chest on the drill pot. The bolt steel fell out striking EE's pinky finger.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by powered moving object

Working on foot shaft on Joy 14-9 continuous miner. Had scoop hook to change pulling it and got hit with claw in the back and rib on left side of body.

2007 · 1 incident

Rubbed or abraded

Right Knee of employee swollen up due to Crawling in low coal.