Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
INSTALLING HEAD MOTOR ON 102 CONTINIOUS MINER, USING LEGS TO PUSH MINER MOTOR. INJURING RIGHT KNEE.
Christy Lynn MineCoal
Black Creek Mining LLC · Underground
Controlled by Travis Fontaine
Coldiron, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518486
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2001–2002
- Latest incident
- May 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2002 · 1 incident
2001 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
SUBJECT DRIVING STEEL GROUNDING ROD INTO GROUND WITH HAMMER. HAMMER SLIPPED, MISSING ROD, CAUSING HAND TO HIT STEEL ROD RESULTING IN CRACKING BONE ON LEFT HAND.