Mining Incidents

Trap Branch JobCoal

Louisa, Lawrence County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518818
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2005–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding a bushing installer while another employee was hitting the installer with a sledge hammer. The sledge hammer slipped and hit him on his left hand.

2006 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While changing brake pads on a rock truck company #87. brake caliber fell smashing middle finger on left hand requiring stitches.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing steering part on a 777D rock truck. He was using a hammer to drive new ball joints into position. During this time he had a pain in his right hand and lower arm.

Struck by flying object

Employee was working on a rock truck unit #49. Employee was using a grinder disc which came apart and hit leg. Employee had laceration to left shin needing stitches.

2005 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hitting pin with hammer. A chip from the pin went into lower right leg. Chip had to be removed and required stitches in the leg.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee got out of the loader & walked around the deck. It had snowed & when he stepped down onto a little platform he slipped on the snow, lost his footing & fell injuring his rt. knee.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting portable water pump and pulled a muscle in his back.