Employee was tramming JD690 Excavator to parking lot and cleaning cab with ""Auto Care Instant Shine"" aerosol spray. Was lighting cigarette which caused flash fire burning left hand, both arms.
No. 1Coal
Pompey Coal Corporation · Surface
Controlled by John Harris
Jamboree, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518750
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2004–2007
- Latest incident
- Sep 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2007 · 1 incident
Contact with hot objects or substances
2006 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Employee was bolting a belly pan back up on dozer after changing a starter. The chain holding the belly pan up came loose allowing it to strike his arm.
2005 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
Employee was traveling haul road to fuel equipment going down hill when something broke in transmission, Employee exited vehicle and was injured.
2004 · 2 incidents
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A CENTER DRIVELINE ON A VOLVO ARTICULATING TRUCK WHEN A BOLT THAT WAS STUCK BROKE FREE AND THE DRIVELINE UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED, MASHING THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER WAS BROKEN AND LACERATED ABOVE THE NAIL.
Fall from machine
OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING FROM 992G ROCK LOADER. OPERATOR SAID SLIPPED FROM STEP & LANDED ON HIS BACK. EE RET'D TO WORK 7/12/04 THEN CALLED IN ON 7/13/04 AND HASN'T RET'D BACK TO WORK