Mining Incidents

No. 1Coal

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 file

2007 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

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.

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