Mining Incidents

Mine #2Coal

Vision Coal, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Kevin R Yonts
Millstone, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518864
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2005–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2010 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was dis-connecting the motor leads from a set of resistors inside a belt drive starting box (a tight work area)in doing so he strained the ligaments in his right hand.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Letting red devil off on belt splice, caught his right thumb in red devil wheel.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drilling hole for resin bolt, EE smashed his middle finger and nail.

Fall from machine

EE turned switch off on belt line and crossed belt line. EE set spads and then attempted to cross over belt line again. The belt line began running and EE fell off the belt line and hit his back against the rib. This caused an injury to his lower back.

Struck against a moving object

EE said that he had sprung his neck while backing up a mine buggy. No further details were submitted. Medical assistance was offered.

2009 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was pulling cable from the back of the bolting machine. After doing this EE had pain in his low back area.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While performing his regular job duties as a roof bolter operator, employee reached up to get a section of drill steel when he got the middle finger of his left hand caught between the roof bolter pot and the mine roof.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Attempting to straighten bolt, bolt flexed striking and cutting finger.