Mining Incidents

Rob Fork ContourCoal

Dorton, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518977
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2007–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was baking the dozer off the truck dump when the brakes set up on the dozer, causing the dozer to come to an abrupt stop. Employee's neck was hyper-extended, backward, and they sustained a strain to the neck muscles.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE and a co-worker were changing a motor mount on a Chevy pickup. EE was underneath the truck and the co-worker was using a pry bar to remove the mount. The co-worker dropped the bar and it struck EE in the mouth. The impact chipped one of EE's front teeth and caused a small laceration to the underside of EE's tongue.

2009 · 4 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER UNKNOWN OBJECT STATES HIT STOMACH. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED COMPANY ON 12/18/09

Struck against a moving object

Employee was positioning his rock truck to be loaded when the loader backed into the side of the truck causing him to hit his head on the side door.

Struck against a moving object

Employee backed his loader into a rock truck who was positioned to be loaded resulting in a strain to his back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE felt a pull in his left shoulder while climbing a ladder of a rock truck. EE did not miss any work due to this accident until 3/2/09.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Moving excavator to lower level, when it started sliding to the left side. It came in contact with loose soil and sunk up, letting the machine roll over on its top.

Struck against a moving object

Struck by a rock while grading road, throwing operator into armrest and steering wheel causing back pain.

2007 · 2 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing up 10 ft berm. When he grabbed limb for support it gave way causing him to lose balance and fall injuring his back. He began missing work due to this injury on 7/14/07.

Struck against a moving object

Ee was operating the dozer working in a shot. He was backing up, pushing shot material over the hill, & backed over in the hole against the high wall.