Mining Incidents

MINE NO 5Coal

Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1518943
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2006–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE, WHO ORIGINALLY REPORTED EE WAS RAN OVER, IS AS OF 12/10/2024 ALLEDGING THAT EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SURFACE AREA OF THE MINE, AND THAT EE TRIPPED OVER THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT, HITTING EE'S HEAD.

Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE MINES, EE HIT A POTHOLE INJURING EE'S BACK.

2023 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE was attempting to investigate a problem with a shuttle car. EE slipped and started to fall. Trying to stop EE's fall, EE reached out EE's hand-cutting two fingers.

Struck by falling object

RIDING MANTRIP WHEN MANTRIP HIT THE RIB ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND COAL AND ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS RIDING MANTRIP.

2021 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM ON 04/05/2021. THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 PILLAR BLOCK OF THE 001 MMU SS #14957.

2014 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

While rock dusting, employee injured his hand cleaning rock duster hopper.

2012 · 1 incident

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

An accident on the date of 2/9/12 resulted in a continuous miner operator/helper being crushed between the miner's tail boom and the coal rib. This inflicted a fractured let femur to the victim.

2011 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE stated that he was taking lids off the scoop batteries when he hurt his back.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning out rock duster when he cut his finger.