Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Installing attachments to Hi-Wall Miner. Employee had finger between Miner and attachment. Cut tip of finger #4 (ring finger).
Poplar Lick MineCoal
L C & C Energy Incorporated · Surface
Controlled by Ray E Collett; Richard L Collett
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519115
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2008–2010
- Latest incident
- Aug 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 2 incidents
Struck against a moving object
Employee got too close to berm on right side striking berm, losing control & crossing road striking left berm before regaining control of rock truck. Hit right arm on glass causing laceration. He bruised hip on seat frame. Employee told company official & foreman he was driving too fast. Employee tested positive on drug test.
Struck against a moving object
Employee alleged he backed over a rock & the dozer jerked. Alleged his neck hurt later. Worked on 5/29/09, told no one of any injury. Employee was absent on 6/1/09. Was contacted by company official and alleged he had hurt his neck.
2008 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
As EE was returning to equipment after lunch, a gust of wind blew dust into his eye. EE rubbed his eye to remove dust particle, resulting in a scratch on surface of eyeball.