Mining Incidents

No 4Coal

Cavalier Mineral Inc · Underground
Controlled by Gary Dotson
Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1519280
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2009–2019
Latest incident
Aug 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2019 · 2 incidents

Struck by powered moving object

During operation the bolter slid sideways and came to rest on top of employee's foot.

Struck by falling object

A rock fall striking EE on right leg while EE was operating continuous miner.

2018 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE was helping load structure and dropped one end of the structure and it landed on right hand striking right thumb.

Struck by falling object

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

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting on belt putting structure in.

2014 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

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.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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

Struck against a moving object

Employee said he hit the rib with the 21SC and he hit his head on the canopy.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

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.