The Highwall fell on the beam at Highwall Miner #2. Excavators had to be used to remove rock to finish retracking.
KY 11 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2006–2010
- Latest incident
- Oct 2010
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
5 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
EE was hitting a pin on the push beam with a sledge hammer. When he swung the hammer, he strained his lower back. This resulted in a muscle strain, and is being treated with physical therapy. There was no disc damage and a full recovery is expected with a return to work by the end of Dec 2009.
2008 · 1 incident
Employee walked to right front side of machine to clean some small rock off of head. Right leg was against chain when the head was jogged a bit, struck employee on upper right leg. This injury required sutures.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee was tightening a hydraulic hose when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.
2006 · 1 incident
Section of the highwall set down on the highwall miner.