Mining Incidents

#17Coal

Controlled by M Lynn Parrish
Hueysville, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518444
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2003–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING TREE, CLEARING BRUSH. THE TREE SPLINTERED, STRIKING THE VICTIM.

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

EE WAS MOVING A WATER HOSE AND PUMP FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. AS HE PULLED ON THE WATER HOSE, IT CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING WASTE IN A 777 ROCK TRUCK. WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED, THE TRUCK CAME OFF THE GROUND AND BACK DOWN. AT THAT POINT THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED STRAIN TO THE BACK. HE SPENT OVERNIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL.

2005 · 5 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was fueling equipment with fuel nozzle from service truck when he cut his finger on a clamp on the fuel nozzle.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was removing a radiator cap from dozer, his face was burned by escaping steam.

Struck by flying object

Employee was striking idler assembly with sledge hammer when a piece of metal dislodged from idler assembly, striking employee and penetrating his abdomen.

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing on dozer to fuel when he lost footing on dozer track and fell to the ground on his back.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was pumping waste water from mine pit with 3 inch trash pump. Employee shut pump down to drain distance lines. When employee uncoupled discharge hoses, he was burned/scalded by hot water from pump.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING / REPLACING BRAKE SHOES ON A TRUCK BY USE OF HAND TOOLS AND AIR TOOLS. HE WENT TO RETREIVE MORE AIR HOSE FROM SERVICE TRUCK. AS HE PULLED HOSE FROM TRUCK, A FOREIGN OBJECT / BODY WAS DISLODGED AND ENTERED LEFT EYE.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SPOIL FROM COAL PIT TO SPOIL AREA IN 777 ROCK TRUCK. WHILE ROCK TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED IN PIT AREA, A ROCK WAS DUMPED FROM LOADER BUCKET INTO BODY OF TRUCK. EMPLOYEE STATE D THAT ROCK STRIKING BODY OF TRUCK CAUSED TRAMA TO NECK AND BACK.

2003 · 2 incidents

No Value Found

EE HAD STARTED TO DISMOUNT THE ROCK TRUCK BY THE ACCESS LADDER, AT THE END OF THE WORK SHIFT. EE FELL FROM LADDER STRIKING GROUND.

Struck against a moving object

FUEL TRUCK WAS BEING TOWED INTO PLACE WITH A WENCH AND A DOZER BEHIND IT. THE WENCH DOZER DEVELOPED SLACK. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK AGAINST THE BLADE OF THE DOZER. THE EE HAD A MILD WHIPLASH.