Struck against stationary object
Operating Drill and hit head on roof bolt causing a laceration to head. Stitches required.
Red Bird Coal #1Coal
Red Bird Coal LLC · Underground
Controlled by Stewart H Ashton III
Topmost, Knott County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518595
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2003–2010
- Latest incident
- Mar 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file2010 · 2 incidents
Struck against stationary object
Picking up a piece of rock to toss and struck thumb on roof bolt.
2009 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Rock (2'wide x 2-3"" thick) fell from top between bolts and struck employee on left shoulder.
2005 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
Employee was loading truck. As he started downgrade, the front of endloader engine stalled and the employee applied the emergency brake. The endloader ran into a large rock and fractured employee's left leg.
2004 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS EXITING THE PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN A KETTLEBOTTOM FELL FROM THE ROOF ONTO HIS LEFT ARM.
2003 · 3 incidents
No Value Found
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON TAMP WAGON BETWEEN THE #2 AND #3 ENTRIES WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
No Value Found
EE WAS BOLTING TOP & HANDLING CABLE WHEN REEL CAME OUT AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
No Value Found
EE WAS BOLTING A BREAK IN #5 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK, INJURING HIS BACK AND RIBS.