Mining Incidents

RB #12Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518771
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2004–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2011 · 6 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was hanging the Feeder cable and hurt his left shoulder

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating walk thru roof bolter, as he was stepping from the rear of the machine onto the mine floor he twisted his left knee.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was dragging a 18 H.P. Pump that weighs approx. 300lbs. off # 6 panel approx. 800 feet. EE hurt the lower part of his stomach.

Accident type, without injuries

In the No.4 Entry (primary escapeway) between x-cuts No.4 and No.5 going underground from the surface, there was a rock fall measuring 15' wide, 8' long, and 4 1/2' thick.

Accident type, without injuries

During the weekly exam of air counts a rock fall was discovered on 3/9/11 at 6:25am in the #4 intake air course. Approx 20' inby the mine fan. The rock fall is approx 10' wide X 8' long X 4' high.

Fall from ladders

He was standing on a ladder, when a shuttle car cable knocked him off the ladder, landing on left leg.

2010 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

He was in #3 road way intake side working on water line a piece of hammer chipped off and struck finger.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE stated that he was hanging his tie off to a bolt anchored in the roof. He twisted his body when he reached up to hang the shuttle car cable tie off, he felt pain in his neck and right shoulder.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured employee stated that he was installing a spill rubber at the No.2 head drive. He was between the head drive and backboard in a small area. He tried to turn around and he twisted his back.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered in the main return air course 55 crosscuts outby MMU 002-0 while making a weekly examination. The roof fall was approx. 4' thick 20' wide by 30' in length. The roof fall did not interfere with the air flow. The roof fall was cribbed and the travelway was moved to the other entry.

Struck by flying object

Employee was flushing out water lines and was hit in the face with debris.

2009 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

The injured employee stated while he was moving a 18 hp water pump with a dolly the pump fell off the dolly striking him on his right foot.

Contact with electrical current

The injured employee was putting roof bolts into the roof, water was dripping from the roof and got the injured wet. While holding onto the drill steel, he felt an electrical shock in his arms and chest.

2008 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A rock fall was found by employee while making weekly examination of the return and the old worked out area of the mine. The fall was in the No 4 Panel, No. 5 entry, 9 crosscuts from the No 1 main entry. The rock fall was about 20 feet long, 20 feet wide by 4 feet thick. The No. 5 entry is cribbed off and is not traveled by the examiner

Fall onto or against objects

EE was crossing a conveyor belt line that was not in operation. For an unknown reason he stepped on top of the wet slick belt causing him to fall forward striking his right hand on a piece of rock breaking his right thumb.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The injured miner stated that he picked up an acetylene tank and felt back pain.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was helping the electrician put a lid on the power center. The lid dropped on employee's left hand index finger. It injured the area from the last knuckle up. The doctor later removed the tip of his finger from the last knuckle up.

Accident type, without injuries

A rockfall was discovered during a weekly exam in an isolated area 2400' underground in the #4 entry of five entries. The fall had no affect on ventilation and/or travel and measured approx. 70' long by 20' wide by up to 5' thick. All entrances to the area were cribbed and dangered off.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Injured was constructing a brattice when a block that he had stacked fell and struck him on the left index finger, fracturing it near the tip. He left the job at 3:00 pm that day and has not returned.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured stated he was drilling a hole in the mine roof when he hit a crack and let his drill steel come out of the chuck stirking him on the fingers.

Struck by falling object

Injured was bolting top when a rib rolled striking him on the right ankle fracturing his ankle.

2004 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

ABOUT 3:00 A.M. A SECURITY GUARD ON THE THIRD SHIFT WAS FOUND DECEASED SITTING AT THE DESK IN THE MINE OFFICE. LAST KNOWN CONTACT WAS AROUND 2:00 A.M. WHEN HE WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH ANOTHER GUARD COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS AND BEING SICK. THE GUARD CALLED FOR AN AMBULANCE AND SOMEONE TO CHECK ON THE VICTIM. THE CORONER AT THE HOSPITAL RULED DEATH BY NATURAL CAUSES.