Mining Incidents

No 4Coal

Apex Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Phelps, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518517
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Mar 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVED PUMP MOTOR TO LOOK AT IT.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING ON D9 DOZER USING AN IMPACT AIR GUN, WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT. SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF A DM45 IR DRILL TOPREPARE DRILL FOR START UP. HE WAS IN A HURRY & LOST HIS FOOTING, FALLING BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND LADING ON RIGHT ARM.RESULTED IN A KNOT SWELLIN G UP JUST BELOW RIGHT ELBOW

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING IN ROCK TRUCK GETTING LOADED, LOADER OPERATOR WAS PUTTING BUCKET OF ROCK IN TRUCK. A BIG ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET STRIKINGSIDE OF TRUCK STRIKING EE. EE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK AT THE END OF THE SHIFT.