Mining Incidents

#8 Wallins Creek StripCoal

Controlled by U S Coal Corporation
Wallins, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518893
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2006–2011
Latest incident
May 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

The employee was putting a primer box up in the top of a magazine and the box fell down. He tried to catch the box and felt something pull in his shoulder. The doctor put him on light duty at that time. He continued to have pain and the doctor put him off of work until he could see a neurosurgeon. Date 07/26/2011. The employee was on light duty from 05/23/2011 to 07/26/2011.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

The employee moved a rock truck and the bed free fell there fore shaking the employee. His back & neck was bothering him. He said he didn't need to go to a doctor. Went to doctor at later date. WE WAS NOTIFIED 03/14/2011 OF HIS PROBLEM AND ABOUT THE DOCTOR WANTING HIM TO BE OFF WORK FOR THERAPY. accident date 11/19/2010 - off work date 03/14/2011

Struck against stationary object

climbing up on excavator, foot slipped, hit his knee, torn ACL. Doctor put him off of work 12/08/2010. He had not missed any work till 12/08/2010. Accident date 11/03/2010

2009 · 2 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Service man was taking a cap off to put a hose on a tank and there was some pressure behind it. The oil sprayed in his face and eyes.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injury said to foreman that his back was hurting before the shift started. he started to do invetory that morning and picked up a box out of the magazine and went to the ground. he said he was hurting in his right hip and back and leg.

2007 · 1 incident

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was servicing equipment when grease gun splattered grease into employee's eye.

2006 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee tripped and fell on deck of R-65 while hooking up jumper cables. Hurt his back.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE was working an old slide in Hollow when the dirt above slid down on excavator- EE is okay

Struck against a moving object

Employee was traveling access road to get to the drill when the road broke off and turned over the truck he was traveling in.