Mining Incidents

No 20Coal

Eagle Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Van Lear, Johnson County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518929
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
2006–2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2009 · 7 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was tramming a ride backwards to turn it around. When the front wheel hit a rock and spinning it out of his hand. When the handle hit his left hand. Spring left hand and bruising it.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was picking up pot on the roof bolter and twisted his back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was making a splice in high line using a utility knife, when the knife slipped and cut his forearm. He received 10 stitches, no lost time.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a piece of belt line with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut him on the left leg. 3 stitches, no lost time. Came back to work the next day.

Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall in the face at 2 heading. The rock was 15' high, 8' wide and 40' long. Fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. The fall will not be cleaned up.

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

Employee was unloading structure off flatcar into scoop bucket when he mashed middle finger on right hand between structure and scoop bucket. 2 stitches, returned to work the next day. NO LOST TIME.

Struck against stationary object

EE was walking through a brake in 4 right, he had his head dwon and a T5 channel was hanging down, it hit him on the back of his neck and cut it. He received 15 stitches, he returned to work the next day, no lost time.

2008 · 7 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall 2200ft from the face in the return airway in old works, rock was 5ft high, 20ft wide and 30ft long. No injuries or equipment were involded. Fall will not be cleaned up. Fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.

Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall, 1100ft from the face in #6 enter x. The fall was 5'high 20'wide and 30'long. The fall will be cleaned up, a clean plan has been developed.

Accident type, without injuries

1000 Feet from the face in old works. Roof fall was found at 1105 on 8/14/08. 8'Hx16'W and 60'L. Entrance to fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.

Struck by falling object

He was making his bolts up and a rock 8""x14""x2"" thick fell and struck him in the back of the head. He received a small cut on the back of his head. He received 1 stitch. No lost time.

Struck by falling object

He was roof bolting when the drill steel got stuck. He tried to get it out when he grabbed the wrong lever and it pulled the canopy over on his right hand. It fractured his right hand/wrist.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 2000 feet from the face. #4 right between #4 and #5 fall was 4' high. 14' wide and 30' long entrance to fall will be dangered off and supported. per roof control plan.

Accident type, without injuries

2000' feet from the face at #2 entry the fall was 7' high. 14' wide and 40' long, it will not be cleanup . The fall will be dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.

2007 · 9 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 2 breaks outby the face. The fall was 15' high, 18' wide and 30' long. The fall was in #6 right. The entrance to the fall was dangered off and supported as per roof control plan it will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall, 3200 feet from the face at spad #111 fall was 5 ft high, 18 ft wide. 80 ft long entrance was dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. fall will not clean up.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 3200' from the face at spad #143. Fall was 5' high X 18' wide X 40' long. Entrance was dangered off and supported, as per roof control plan. Fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 3200 feet From: the face at spade #151. Fall was 5 ft high, 19 feet wide, 30 ft long. Entrance was dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. Fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 2800' from the face in the intake. 42 1/2' high X 19' wide X 19' long. Fall has been dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. I t will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

Rock fell 3200' from the face in the return airway. Rock was 4.5' high, 19' wide and 60' long. Entrance was dangered off and cribbed. Fall will not be cleaned up.

Struck by flying object

Another EE was hitting a dust box with a hammer when a piece of the hammer chipped off and hit injured in his right eye. He was 6' away from the dust box. He came back to work on the 9th and 10th. Doctor took him off work on the 12th.

Struck by falling object

EE was roof bolting with another EE, when the drill steel stopped up with mud. While attempting to clean, the drill came loose and hit EE on the forehead, causing a small cut. He received two stitches. No lost time.

Struck against stationary object

EE had been spray painting. Completed test hole when he turned around and bumped right leg on tee bar on roof bolter.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was pulling bugg anchor up with Johnson 4-wheeler when the lid came up and hit him on his nose. 1 small cut on his nose. 3 stitches, no lost time.