Mining Incidents

CarnegieCoal

Controlled by Mark LaVerghetta
Kimper, Pike County, KY · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1519313
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2009–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2023 · 3 incidents

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

Employee was helping take off a shuttle car canopy and was taking the bolts off the canopy leg. The canopy was being supported by a fork lift. Employee was taking off the last bolt of the canopy leg assembly accidentally twisted and fell catching employee's hand/finger between the canopy leg and buggy causing injury.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was reaching to get a bolt plate and cut right index finger. The employee was wearing gloves when the accident occurred. The Employee required stitches in finger (5).

Struck by powered moving object

Mantrip backed through Fly pads and ran into another ride, were an employee, getting on another ride to go turn off water. Employee stated they didn't see other ride backing up and was struck in the lower right leg.

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee injured lower left back while bending a roof bolt. The injury was diagnosed as a lower back strain.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Hot sunny day. Working under the new fan house blowing holes in a metal plate for a power center. Employee was using torches while wearing all PPE. When completed task, employee was walking out of fan housing. Hard hat feel of when employee went to duck under a 62 1/2 beam. employee struck head on beam resulting in a 2 1/2 laceration on top of head.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping the Electrician prepare a cable to re-enter into an entrance gland for a cutter motor on the continuous miner machine, the knife EE was using slipped out of the cable in a forceful motion cutting EE's right leg requiring sutures.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Operating miner when a large piece of draw rock fell from mine roof pinning employee to the floor. Resulting in fractures to back, nose and ribs. Lacerations to face and lip. Was hospitalized and later released.

2011 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

While operating a scoop a piece of rock fell from the roof scraping the right side of the operators face. Coal height in the area is 30"".

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE states that he was pulling on conveyor belt and felt a sting in his lower left side of stomach. He did not report this incident until 2/10/11. He worked complete shift on the 5th - Worked Mon 7th, Tues 8th, Wed 9th, when he left at noon complaining with stomach, but still did not mention any accident Sat 5th. He called the next day and made the above statement

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Making a belt move and he said he hurt his back lifting structure. Did not notify mine foreman or the owner. Called owner @ 7:53 am 8-3-10.

2009 · 1 incident

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

Offside bolter man was sitting near T-bar on RRII pinner. Onside operator backed pinner up and caught offside operator with T-bar.