Mining Incidents

Hurican Br. Surface MineCoal

Pikeville, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518539
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2003
Latest incident
May 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2003 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

EE WAS OPERATING TRUCK ON AN INCLINE ROADWAY AS THE TRUCK GAINED GRADE THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING THE TRUCKS FRONT WHEEL TO BECOME ELEVATED. THE EE WAS REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS LOW ERED BACK DOWN. THE EE REFUSED TO GO TO A DR. HOWEVER HE DID NOT REPORT TO HIS NEXT SHIFT WHEN CONTACTED AT HOME HE SAID HE DID NOT NEED TO GO TO THE DR.