During operation the bolter slid sideways and came to rest on top of employee's foot.
No 4Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2009–2019
- Latest incident
- Aug 2019
Reportable incidents
9 on file2019 · 2 incidents
A rock fall striking EE on right leg while EE was operating continuous miner.
2018 · 2 incidents
EE was helping load structure and dropped one end of the structure and it landed on right hand striking right thumb.
Employee was pulling miner cable when a rock fell on left ankle. Took to Pikeville Medical Center for evaluation of injured ankle, x-ray showed no major injury, nothing broken. Employee received 3 days off - paid by employer - Saturday, Monday, & Tuesday.
2016 · 1 incident
Employee was lifting on belt putting structure in.
2014 · 2 incidents
EE was not feeling well before going underground. He rode in on his 4-wheeler, went to the feeder told the shuttle car operator he was not feeling well so he was going to leave to go home, but he would stop and check his drive on the way out. Said he didn't do anything to hurt himself but hurt worse as he rode.
EE was operating a ram car. He was turning a corner with his arm outside the operators deck. He turned the corner and the trailer caught his right arm between a pinch point of the ram car.
2013 · 1 incident
Employee said he hit the rib with the 21SC and he hit his head on the canopy.
2009 · 1 incident
EE was in process of tramming double head roof bolter into the #4 heading. After arrival in heading a rock measuring 1x1x3/4 fell from mine roof, striking ee on left hand, resulting in hairline fracture of left thumb.