Mining Incidents

Bull Creek Surface Mine #1Coal

Controlled by Freddie Revis
Gunlock, Magoffin County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518947
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2006–2011
Latest incident
Nov 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2011 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

EE was climbing off the dozer and his feet slipped. He caught himself on the push arm and pulled a muscle in his back. Taken to emergency room by his wife. Given cat scan, given muscle relaxers and missed one shift of work. Returned to work with no restriction.

Struck against a moving object

EE was climbing onto the rock truck at beginning of shift when his back popped. Later while being loaded his truck was shook by a large rock and his back popped again. Taken to emergency room, cat scan, given pain medication and off work for 2 days. Returned to work with no restrictions on 10-17-11.

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

Victim was assisting with the install of the final drive in D-10 dozer. They were using alignment bars and hoist on boom truck. The weight shifted it caught his hand between drive and undercarriage. Transported to Highland Regional ARH then to UK Medical Ctr. Two fractures and laceration. Treated with cast and stitches & released. Still off work to date.

Struck against a moving object

Victim was driving a Caterpillar 785 rock truck and hit a hole in the road. The sudden jolt jerked his arm out straight and pulled a muscle in his right shoulder. Treated & released at the hospital. Was on light duty one day, no lost time.

2009 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE had been pulling cable and sat down for a break when he raised his arms he felt a pull in his lower back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a parking brake on 9926 wheel loader when the brake got hooked on a hose. When the brake was being prayed loose it swung into the steering cylintor. Mechanic reached out to catch the cylinder when it mashed his finger between cylinder and brake.

2008 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE started to step out of truck, when his left knee popped when he stood up.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE got down off the HWM and stepped in a hole, fracturing his left ankle.

2007 · 6 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was welding an auger flight with a torch when acetyline built up. The torch went out causing it to explode and the loud blast hurt both his ears.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

He was pouring concrete and felt burning sensations in his feet, ankles and legs.

Contact with heat

Working on shot service, loading holes, went to the hospital for heat exhaustion.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the ladder on the 992-G loader when his foot slipped hurting his shoulder.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was in his loader, when another EE noticed him slumped over & not responsive. He may have ahd a heart attack.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was covering rockcore with filter fabric when he fell in the rocky terrain injuring his left foot & ankle.

2006 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking across the drill bench, the bench was covered in deep mud, boots kept getting stuck in the mud, had to keep pulling & jerking boots/legs out of the mud, felt a sharp pain from back to right leg.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting off loader when he slipped on mud injuring his right shoulder and neck.

Struck by falling object

Employee was loading rock when the 992 g slipped off a rock injuring his right rib cage.

Struck against a moving object

Large rock teetered the loader forward, then the rock fell out of the bucket, dropping the back of the loader. Jarring injury to EE's back, ribs and neck.