Mining Incidents

S-20 Bevins BranchCoal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Pikeville, Pike County, KY · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1518570
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2004–2014
Latest incident
May 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2014 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had accessed the drill deck and stepped on a cover to cross the drive train to reach the master switch to turn the drill on. When he stepped on the cover, it flipped over causing him to fall onto the deck of the drill.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was loading shot material into rock trucks. He stated he was prying on a rock and the teeth on the loader bucket slipped off the rock causing the endloader to shake him. During the shift he began to experience pain in his right hip. His first day off work was 4/28/14.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee and 2 other employee's were moving a water pump from a muddy area that had already been pumped down to another location. The pump weighed approximately 75 pounds but muddy conditions made moving the pump more difficult. Later that day employee began experiencing pain in his lower back and down his right leg. Employee became a lost time on 5/5/2014.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was preparing to weld a DM45 drill jack pad on the bottom of the jack. He was moving the pad closer to the drill when he felt pain in his lower back. EE continued to work until 4/17/13 when he sought medical attention for pain in his back and leg. The doctor took him off work until 4/24/13.

2012 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While changing a tire on a 785 rock truck finger were mashed between the lock ring and the bead seat of the wheel.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states ""I was attempting to remove fan drive assembly from loader, and fan assembly would not come out. Removed channel holding assembly, still would not come out. Used come along to level assembly and removed last bolt with impact. I sit the impact and bolt down. After that I don't know exactly what happened. Fan assembly cut my thumb.""

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Tramming drill, he ran over a ridge in the road; drill dropped hard after crossing ridge straining his back and neck.

2005 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He placed his finger in an air conditioner fan.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A CHAIN TO HOIST ROLLER ON TO THE FRAME ON A BULL DOZER, THE CHAIN BROKE STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND.