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SHM-47Coal

Harlan, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519371
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2009–2017
Latest incident
Nov 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2017 · 1 incident

MEGA HIGHWALL MINING LLC
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER'S GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED IN DOOR LATCH AS MINER EXITED CAB, AND AS A RESULT, THE GLOVE WAS PULLED OFF MINER'S HAND, CATCHING THE TIP OF FINGER, CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE TIP OF THE FINGER BONE.

2014 · 1 incident

PIA Company, Inc.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Standing beside Mack Truck, the employee failed to see outrigger on truck coming down. His right foot/toe was caught under outrigger

2009 · 1 incident

Major Elkhorn Mining LLC
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was visually inspecting the SHM and came in contact with the reel assembly on the machine. Injury to head and laceration to right ear.