Mining Incidents

No. 19Coal

Controlled by James H Booth
Lovely, Martin County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518630
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Jan 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2007 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

The fall is located. 1 crosscut inby survey station 1497. The fall is approx. 800 ft from surface. 30 ft long 18 ft wide and 5 foot thick. laminated sandstone roof. 60 inch glue bolts. Entrance to fall is dangered off and supported. As per roof control and will not be cleaned up.

2006 · 9 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling belt & rock dusting, he picked up a bag of rock dust & strained his back.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling belt line when he strained his back. He came back to work on 8/9/06 and worked until 8/14/06. He then went back off work.

Accident type, without injuries

Spad 1386 old #3 entry 14' underground in old works fell in intersection. 18' wide x 6' thick and 20' long. Dangered off. Breaker timbers were installed and was using 5' bolts. Fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall outby face in #3 Entry, 1 Brak inby spad 1508. Fell in intersection. 18' wide, 6' thick and 30' long. Dangered off. Braker timbers were nstalled. Using 5' Bolts. Fall will not be cleaned up.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Helping make belt move, lifting ground material pulled muscle in back.

Struck by falling object

EE was bolting top when a piece of sand stone fell and hit him in the lower back. The rock was 1' thick by 2' long by 1' wide.

Accident type, without injuries

Fell 12 brakes outby face at #4 entry at spad 1365. 20' Wide X 40"" long X 5' thick. Neutral location.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CABLE. CABLE FELL DOWN AND HIT HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER (BRUISED SHOULDER).

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Moving power cable. He twisted back while atepting to throw cable. over out of road.

2005 · 5 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

800 feet underground inby fan in front of last row of bolts small thin rider seam felll. Employee cleaned fall up; rebolted roof.

Struck by falling object

Working on beltline, belt structure fell and hit his right hand middle finger, mashing it.

Fall onto or against objects

WAS PUTTING RAIL TRACK IN MINE. HE WAS WALKING ACROSS RAIL TIES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON TRACK HURTING LOWER BACK.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLTS ON ROOF BOLTER. WHEN HE WALKED BY THE ROOF BOLTER, HE HIT HIS HEAD AND EAR ON ROOF BOLT PLATE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT EAR. 9 STITCHES. NO LOST TIME.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Moving miner cable when he was pulling cable. He strained his right arm.

2004 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

Ee was getting out of scoop. when he twisted around to get out his leg got hung and he twisted his left knee.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING BEHIND THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3' LONG, 1' WIDE, 1"" THICK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A HOSE WHEN HE FELT A STINGING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON TO PINNER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL PUSHING HIS HAND DOWN ONTO PINNER - CUTTING HAND.

2003 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS RUNNING BUGY. HE STOPPED TO MOVE 4 5 GAL BUCKET OF OIL. WHEN HE PICKED ONE UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A PLANETARY IN A MINER. HE RAISED THE MINER TO PUT CRIBS UNDER IT & IT FELL ON HIS HAND, CRUSHING LEFT 1ST & 2ND FINGER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 5' ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE.