Accident type, without injuries
After parking the equipment for the evening, (no night shift at this mine) the security guard called and said one of the dozers was on fire. This was approximately 1 1/2 hours after the shift was completed.
Laurel Fork SurfaceCoal
James River Coal Service Company · Surface
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Inez, Martin County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519302
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2009–2011
- Latest incident
- Sep 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2011 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Opening tractor-trailer door, grabbed and turned handle, resulting in straining low back.