Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was assisting with broken belt repairs, while pulling broken belt together, the belt clamp slipped, striking EE in facial area.
Beaver GapCoal
Ember Contracting Inc · Underground
Controlled by Randy Gilkerson
Kite, Knott County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518642
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2003–2006
- Latest incident
- Jan 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 3 incidents
Struck by falling object
Employee was bolting roof top and a rock fell striking his left hand pinky finger and mashing it against pinner.
Struck against stationary object
Employee was operating scoop across section and was watching a water bucket on scoop and had his arm on post of scoop and hit his left arm against roof of mine, injuring left arm.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was busting a rock on the feeder and the rock and the drag chain caught his right ring finger against top. per call to Joseph Jacobs 3-28-05, it was amputated to the first joint from the tip. coder 12.
2003 · 1 incident
No Value Found
EE WAS SHOVELING TAILPIECE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE IN THE BELT SPLICE, JERKING HIS LEFT ARM. INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST AND SHOULDER.