Mining Incidents

Emily Creek EnergyCoal

Martin County Coal · Underground
Lovely, Martin County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518627
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2003–2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2009 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee had walked the main belt-line and came outside. He was at the drift mouth at A-1 belt. Employee bent over to pick up a piece of chain link wt. about 20 lb. He developed a sharp pain in his low back. Dr. at the E.R. examined him and said he had acute muscle strain, told follow up with family Dr., he saw family Dr. 8-5-09, and was taken off work. (Mine Closed 2-10-10)

Accident type, without injuries

About 4 A.M. discovered fall entry #6 on 001 section, in return, 60' inby spad 2184. Fall was 55' X 20' X 5', there was no equipment involved, ventilation was not affected, passage of people was not affected. Area was breakered off, and we have no plans to rehab this area. Both MSHA and KY OMSL was notified.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by rolling or sliding object

Member was taking lunch break, he was standing beside a service scoop when the rib rolled off and struck the Member in the side, knocking him into the scoop. Member was later found to have a fracture to the pelvic. This accident was called into the MSHA hot line when the fracture was discovered.

Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the return area of an old panel of rooms.

2004 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

Taking bull gear off #3 head drive, fell landing on left foot. broke toe.

Struck by falling object

Was pinning #6 entry, rock fell on head

Struck against a moving object

NO. 1 SHUTTLE CAR WAS GOING OUT BY THE FACE WHERE COAL WAS BEING MINED. NO. 2 SHUTTLE CAR WAS COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THEY HIT. THE NO. 2 OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE #1 SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR AND HIT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ALLEGEDLY WALKING UNDER BELT LINE #3. LIGHT CORD CAUGHT ON BELT SPLICE, JERKED HIS HEAD BACK AND DRUG EE UNTIL LIGHT CORD PULLED FROM BATTERY. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

2003 · 1 incident

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CAT PAD TO BEND ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL - IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER - LEFT PINKY FINGER BROKEN.