Pulling chocker cable to drill, ground was muddy, ee slipped. He kept on working, did not report being hurt, ran dozer rest of day. Did not call in or report for work 10-23, 10-24-06. Called at 3:45 pm on 10-24-06 and said he had hurt his back.
Three Mile Reclamation Work #1Coal
AEP Kentucky Coal, L. L. C. · Surface
Controlled by American Electric Power Company Inc
Shelby Gap, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518748
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2005–2006
- Latest incident
- Oct 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2006 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2005 · 3 incidents
Struck by flying object
Employee was driving a pin into a bucket tooth when a piece of metal chipped off of the pin and became embedded in his right forearm.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE had parked his service truck in order to work on a grease truck. Although the park brake had been set, the service truck began to roll backwards. He was caught between the driver's door of the service truck and the front bumper of the grease truck.
Struck by falling object
EE stated that he was lying on the ground changing a fuel filter on a chevrolet pick up when 2 foreign body fell into his right eye. He said he flashed it out with eyewash and continued working. Two days later his eye become painful and felt like something was in it.