Mining Incidents

Elm Lick MineCoal

Hazard, Perry County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519047
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2007–2010
Latest incident
Oct 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

Flash burns (welding)

Employee was working around the Highwall Miner when flash from welding got into his eyes.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking and twisted right foot.

2009 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was working on beam on the highwall miner when the cable arm fell on the employee injuring his back.

Struck by falling object

Employee was traming excavator when a rock hit him in the face lacerating check bone.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hammer and was pulling pins when he felt a cramp in his left leg.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was fueling equipment when something blew in his right eye.

2008 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was going to change a torque shaft when he sprained his left ankle.

Fall from machine

Employee was on 992G when he fell from the fender hurting his left arm.

2007 · 7 incidents

Struck by flying object

Dust blew into employee's eyes.

Struck by flying object

Employee was prying with a bar in a push beam. The bar flew out and hit the right side of his head.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was climbing off excavator and hit his left elbow.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was setting beam on hwm when something gave way allowing the arm to swing around and hit ee in the head knocking him to the motor injuring his right foot and head.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was stepping off a beam onto the ground and stepped on a round piece of coal fracturing his right ankle.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut finger with box cutter while splicing MS 42.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was pushing in shot when the D11N rolled over on its side hurting his right shoulder.