Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was helping on coal auger swing steel & stepped down into belly pan & twisted his right ankle.
Jaden #1Coal
Twilight Energy LLC · Surface
Controlled by Dale Christian
Hindman, Knott County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519006
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2007
- Latest incident
- Jul 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2007 · 2 incidents
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was helping change steel on drill when he accidentally got his hand to close to jaws that hold steel, smashing the end of his middle finger on right hand. Note: I had cautioned him 5-6 times about not getting too close to the moving parts, jaws, etc. (His last day of work was 4/9/07.)