Mining Incidents

H-4Coal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Neon, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519181
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2009–2014
Latest incident
Nov 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

While working and welding on HWM head, he used a hammer causing piece of metal to strike him in the right eye.

Struck against stationary object

While stepping off HWM, he was struck in the tooth with a hose that was laying at the base of the miner, instantly chipping tooth

2013 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was in loader to move coal, lit a cigarette inside cab and a burst of flames burnt arms, previously was cleaning loader

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using chain binder, and removed step ladder from porch, chain slipped and hit right hand cutting index finger.

2012 · 2 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While doing daily check on batteries, he got battery acid on face and in his eyes

Struck by flying object

While putting a chain back together using a hammer, pieces of metal had embedded in skin on chest/shoulder

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was removing bits from the head of the highwall miner. When his hammer struck the bit removal tool, a piece of metal flew from the tool & struck his left hand.

2009 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While attempting to set latch pins on the Highwall Miner, EE pulled a muscle in his back while swinging a sledge hammer. He then fell backwards, causing a compression fracture to a vertebra in the middle part of his back.