Mining Incidents

Buckeye Strip #1Coal

Jeff, Perry County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518738
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2007–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Took hose off that was under pressure

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

The dozer operator backed into the highwall, resulting in injury to the neck.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

The mechanic was lifting a front axel with his boom truck into the bed of a parts-truck when the chain slipped causing the axel to drop hitting the mechanic on the hand.

Fall from machine

EE was getting out of truck. He turned toward the cab, got hold of the door, but not the handle. He started to step down with his right leg and missed the lower step. He tried to catch himself with his right arm and went down on his elbow. He felt and heard his right shoulder pop.