Mining Incidents

Charolais Mine #3Coal

Graham, Muhlenberg County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518482
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Truck driver fell approximately ' to 8' from the side of his bed while descending the bed ladder.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM HOPPER TO FINES PLANT. HE THOUGHT LOADER WAS BACKING AWAY, INSTEAD LOADER CAME AROUND END OF HOPPER STRIKING EE ON HARD HAT W/LOADER BUCKET, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. LOADER OPERATOR NEVER SAW EE & KEPT GOING, EE ROLLED BETWEEN FRONT LOADER TIRES, FRONT LINE EDGE RAN OVER EE'S LT. ARM FRACTURING BONE.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF MINE BELT FOR A BELT SKIRT, UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT BELOW FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A HAUL TRUCK ANDSTEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE, RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.