Mining Incidents

Mine No 9Coal

Eolia, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518984
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2011
Latest incident
Nov 2011

Fatalities at this mine

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

A crib block is believed to have got lodged behind brake pedal & on accelerator pedal, causing a 2 man non-permissible personnel carrier to jump forward, pinning employee against a coal rib, causing death.

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2011 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was using hydraulic jack to raise component on Joy miner. When trying to release jack, it jumped out striking left hand & chest area, knocking victim to ground.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was hooking up a dust suppression box at #3 belt head, stated that knife slipped, cut index finger on left hand.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was operating a continuous miner when a piece of roof rock measuring 4'x 2' 4"" fell striking him on the back. He returned to work on the following shift but has continued to have problems with his back. He had a follow up Dr visit on 2/23/09 at which time he was taken away from work. He started losing time on 2/24/09.

2008 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading belt structure in to a transport vehicle when he slipped allowing the piece of structure to strike his right hand. This resulted in a fracture and a laceration requiring stitches to his index finger on his right hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped out of the operator's compartment of the scoop he was operating and slipped, twisting his knee. He began losing time on 06/11/08.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE stated he was working near the section feeder, when a ramcar caught the suspended miner cable and bolter cable and tore them down. When they fell, the cables struck him in the back, knocking him down. On 3/26/08, he was diagnosed with a torn ligament of the right knee. He had surgery on 4/4/08.

2007 · 1 incident

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

Employee was assisting in replacing a hydraulic jack on the continuous miner. The jack slipped, catching the employee's left little finger between the jack and the miner frame. This resulted in laceration to the left little finger.