Mining Incidents

Cloverlick #2Coal

Jarisa, Inc. · Underground
Cumberland, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519395
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2009–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was in his knees shoveling a belt drive. When he tried to lift a shovel full of material his knee slipped causing him to strain awkwardly which resulted in a suspected hernia.

2011 · 1 incident

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

Employee was trying to install a sharp pin on a stamler feeder the bar he was using kicked back and pinned his right ring finger against the frame of the feeder mashing his right hand ring finger, cutting his finger off from the last knuckle out.

2010 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Operator side roof bolter was bolting top when a rock kicked out of rib hitting the operator on his back, knocking him into roof bolter controls. Operator was examined by 2 EMTs on shift, taken to surface then transported to local hospital.

Struck by falling object

Employee was in car loading from miner when a 6 inch by 8 inch rock hit him in the ribs. This rock slip off and landed on his ribs.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

He was shoveling belt & pulled a muscle in his back.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was bolting top & drilling a hole when a piece of draw rock fell from the top and hit his arm. The draw rock was 2' x 3' & measured in thickness from 1 1/2"" to 3"".