Accident type, without injuries
At approximately 5:20PM on 06/26/23 night watchman notified shift foreman that truck was on fire and foreman came back and extinguished fire.
Sturgeon Freeman ForkCoal
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Robert L Rosencrans
Buckhorn, Breathitt County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1518982
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2008–2023
- Latest incident
- Jun 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2023 · 1 incident
2014 · 1 incident
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee greasing fitting, stepped back. Foot hit ladder on truck. Dropped to ground. Bruised left leg.
2010 · 1 incident
Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was replacing valve body in D-10 dozer. Twisted body. Strained lower pelvic area.
2008 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Man pinned between back bumper of the blasting truck and front bumper. The driver of pickup stated his foot slipped off of the brake and hit the accelator causing the truck to pin the victim between the bumpers.