Mining Incidents

Mine #5Coal

Graham, Muhlenberg County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518882
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
Jun 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Injured party left work early on 6/16/08 saying his back was hurting. When questioned about his back, he then informed us that he had hurt his back on 6/5/08 but did not tell anyone or fill out an accident report. He said he hurt his back on 6/5 while driving a 777A back dump truck hauling rock when he ran over a hole and it jarred his lower back.

2007 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured party was helping the mechanic hold a brake calibrator when it slipped and caught his right ring finger.

Accident type, without injuries

Ware Trucking had a tractor/trailer coal truck to lay over on its side at Mine #5, Charolais Mining Company. No one was hurt; the cab of the truck was o.k. The trailer was bent up a little.

Struck against stationary object

Injured party was helping mechanic put a belly pan on the D-10 dozer and as he got ready to get out from under the dozer his hard hat fell off. As he reached to pick up his hard hat he struck his head against the dozer ripper.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Putting cutting edges on d8r. using a putty knife scrapping off mole board. A spur on the edge cut the left index finger on the side. Having to put 5 stitches on the side.