Mining Incidents

Calvert City Terminal LLCCoal

Controlled by John F Hunt IV
Calvert City, Marshall County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1518639
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
67
Years on record
2003–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Drowning

A miner fell into the Tennessee River while attempting to take draft measurements on the barges parameter. EE had to cross from the permanent floating work-barge to the 1st empty barge EE was walking up-river on the barge. EE fell from the barge into the river workers immediately called for the Marshall County Rescue Squad.

Reportable incidents

66 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2026 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping bust frozen chunks of coal with a hammer and the hammer glanced off the coal and hit their foot.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was breaking apart rail car dump lines when antifreeze from the line shot out getting a little in EE's face and eyes.

2025 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was decking a barge a fell hurting EE's elbow requiring stitches.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee jumped from the dock loading barge on to a loaded barge and tuned their ankle on impact.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped in a hole and twisted ankle

2024 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE slipped on the ramp going to the basement and injured EE's elbow.

Struck against stationary object

EE hit EE's foot on an object causing EE's foot to swell up and hurt.

2023 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee was getting off a loader and slipped and fell.

Fall from machine

Operator fell off Dozer while getting down and hit their ribs and shoulder. EE fractured 3 ribs and bruised the shoulder.

2022 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking on snow/ice covered parking area to get into truck and EE slipped and fell on left hip. This caused a fracture in the left hip.

Fall from machine

EE was crossing the train to get earplugs. When jumping down EE twisted EE's ankle.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to rail car dumper basement and slipped and fell. Employee fell on their back and seems to have pulled a back muscle.

2021 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was crossing a train car when they slipped and fell. Employee strained a shoulder and arm trying to regain footing.

2020 · 3 incidents

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

EE was in the process of unloading railcars. EE then left the sight of the other 2 employees in EE's location. They then heard EE screaming for help and found EE lying adjacent to the train. Both lower legs had been amputated.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was prying on the track adjuster of a D9 dozer when the pry bar broke hitting EE in the forehead causing a laceration.

Fall onto or against objects

Operator was unloading railcars when operator missteped between surfaces falling into gap causing abrasions to left leg and thigh and also straining left shoulder.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Mechanic was installing an engine oil cooler on a D9-T dozer when the cooler became dislodged falling and striking the mechanic in the face.

2016 · 5 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was breaking frozen coal block with hammer and finger got pinched between hammer and frozen coal.

Fall from machine

Employee was crossing train when slipped and fell and landed on their back and pulled muscle.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting band off new chute wire cable when knife slipped and cut left hand and had to have 3 sutures no work was missed.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was lifting a rail car knuckle when twisted to one side and pulled muscle.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was hooking air hose when slipped on snow and fell on left shoulder at switch #11.

2015 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Line on barge hung on metal lip and jerked causing line to slap wrist.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was ask to come down off ILB stockpile for Drug and alcohol test fell broke his leg. Employee refused drug and alcohol test and was terminated at this time never returned to mine property.

2014 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting zip tie with box knife slipped hit finger in middle.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Prying barge away from dock when cable came up hit bar which then bar hit the face.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Untying loaded barge when line come tight slapped forearm.

Struck against stationary object

Was walking in shop from bench grinder with head down and walked into forklift boom. Hit head with hard hat and pushed neck back and hurt neck so filled report out. Then another employee to employee to Marshall county ER to be seen by Doctor.

2013 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to the sample building to sweep out the system towards the end of her shift. She walked around the truck, swept out the system, after she got that completed she walked around the truck to get back in. As she went around to the driver side she slipped in the mud and twisted her left knee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Getting back on loader going back to lunch. Twisted left knee.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was moving water line when pipe hit him in leg and he fell to ground and said was not hurt but felt pull in back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing hose on loader walking around loader over extended knee.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Full drums of coal had to be emptied into stockpiles. Pulling full drums to dump out coal pulled muscle.

2011 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Winching a barge up-stream with a 1 1/2"" line and a capstan winch, a wrap of line came off of the winch drum.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

stepped off loader, twisted left knee

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

twisted ankle while stepping over rail to throw a switch.

2010 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing ladder to enter cab of haul truck, foot slipped off rung.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was using the three point of contact method of mounting a D3C, his right foot was on a cleat of a track pad, his foot slipped off of the cleat, his shin hit the cleat and track pads.

2009 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

installing brush guard on rear of D3C dozer, guard slipped, cut finger.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee pulling a 1 1/2"" line from between two barges, felt pain in left shoulder.

Struck against stationary object

employee walking on gunnel-way from bow to stern, port side, forearm bumped coleman which had a burr, cut forearm.

2008 · 5 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting lid off of cardboard box with beltknife, cut right wrist.

Struck against a moving object

Employee, in personal car, pulled onto public hwy from non mine property, into the path of an oncoming car, was hit in the side. Was initially told by MSHA a 7000-1 was not required.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was a passenger in a personal car, which pulled onto a public hwy from non mine property, into the path of an oncoming car and was hit in the side. Was initially told by msha a 7000-1 was not required.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee was transferring from loaded barge to dock, sprained left ankle, which had previously been injured in a non work related accident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee walking beside belt conveyor, slipped & fell, hit left elbow on the ground, had five sutures.

2007 · 7 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee moving shelving from storage trailer, picked up on one end, felt pain in lower back.

Fall onto or against objects

Walking across scale, stepped on and dislodged access door, fell.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE helping load 2 pcs of cribbing into back of pick-up. 3.5 hrs later, EE claimed he aggravated a pre-existing, non work related back condition.

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

Finger hit between crusher hammer and wear liner.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing two steps, sprained left knee.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Putting two halves of gearbox together, had left palm over opening, cut / pinched left palm when two halves went together.

Struck against a moving object

pushing coal away from head pully of radial stacker, operator was pushing parallel to side slope of pile, drove off side of coal pile

2006 · 5 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

I/E was tying off mt barge w/ 1.5"" line to winch cable, cable broke, pulling him down.

Struck by falling object

offloading 12' of 12"" channel from boat to barge, set one end down on barge, let other end fall to barge, placed foot on end that was on barge to steady, channel bounced and flexed foot toward shin

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

cutting in angle cock on rail car to set brakes, brake pipe hit right shin causing small cut, 3 suture's required

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was exiting the mechanical sampler building to change out his sample bag. As he was returning to the prep office he slipped/fell on left knee. The slip was due to sludge falling from the washdown of the rail unloading hopper. He worked every shift with no restrictions until his condition became painful and his doctor schedual surgery 01/15/07. Pre-exisiting knee injury.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The i/e was part of a 3 man crew installing handrails @ the barge loadout. 2 employees were moving by hand, 2 @ a time, 1"" steel bars to be used as the horizontal part of the handrail, to an area where the uprights were already installed. The i/e reported that he bent over @ the waist to pick up 1 end of 2 bars and felt a pull in his back as he was straightening up.

2005 · 3 incidents

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Welding on chute liners of reclaim hopper #3, welding sparks caught pant legs on fire. When employee bent down to put out fire on leg, he twisted wrong, hurting back.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PLACING TRAIN REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ON LOCOMOTIVE ID CBTMPCT010.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATED THAT EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP AN ACETYLENE BOTTLE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK. WORKING AT CALVERT CITY KY COAL TERMINAL

2004 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Following an accident at the barge load out, ee was pinned against the handrail of a barge. Other ee was in the area and saw the ee pinned. While attempting to free him, she was caught between two cables causing injury to her right leg and hip.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE THE STEEL CABLE AND ""D"" RING FROM A SHEEVE WHEEL. THE CABLE CAME OUT OF THE SHEEVE KNOCKING HIM OVER THE RAILING INTO THE OPEN HOPPER BARGE APPROX 12 FEET. HE LANDED IN 12"" OF WATER ON A STEEL BOTTOM OF THE BARGE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The ee was attempting to dislodge the steel cable and D ring from a sheeve wheel. the cable came out of the sheeve knocking him into the coleman (handrail) of the barge.

2003 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE OPERATOR COMPARTMENT OF THE LOADER, THE EE SLIPPED FROM THE SECOND STEP (APPROX 35"" FROM THE GROUND) HE SLID UNDER THE LOADER STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

No Value Found

WHILE PLACING TOOLS ON THE BACKHOE THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE OUTRIGGER FOR SUPPORT. THE TOOLS SLID OFF THE FENDER, LANDING ON THE RIGHT BOOM SWING PEDAL CAUSING THE BOOM TO SWING RIGHT, PINNING HIS RIGHT HAND. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD TO REMOVE THE TOOLS TO FREE HIM. IT DID NOT BREAK THE SKIN ON HIS HAND BUT BROKE SOME SMALL BONES.