Mining Incidents

Hance Mine No. 1Coal

Tennco Energy, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Daris Stump
Hulen, Bell County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519408
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2010–2013
Latest incident
Nov 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2013 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner operator was moving continuous miner, stopped, and ran into a truss bolt. he fell to the ground and got up and continued to work. He has had no type of medical attention and has continued to work his normal job duties until this date 12-10-2013. He states he is having neck pain from the injury and reports he is going to seek medical attention

Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee had left the face area and was walking to get on the mantrip. The employee slipped and fell hitting on both knees. There were no witnesses to the accident and the employee failed to report his injury until the following day at 6:30 a.m. by phone. The miner states he can't put his weight on his left knee.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping move the continuous miner from one place to another. He bent over to move the miner cable, raised it waist high when he felt a sharp pain through his right shoulder, neck and arm.

2012 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

The injured party was working at the #35 crosscut of the number 2 belt. He was attempting to throw a wooden pallet across the belt and felt a pop in his back. He completed this shift and returned to work on 08/27/2012 and he completed this shift. On 08/28/2012 employee called in and stated he was in pain and was going to see a doctor.

Struck by falling object

A piece of draw rock measuring 53 inches long, 35 inches in width, from 0 to 4 inches thick struck a miner. The injury caused a broken leg and dislocation from the left foot.

Struck against stationary object

Walking in No 3 entry and bumped head into mine roof. Having pain in neck and left arm. Accident not reported until 5/29/12.

2011 · 4 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was drilling starter hole and lost his drill bit in the hole. Employee put a roof bolt in the hole & spun it to push the bit up in the hole. While in this process a burr on the roof bolt caught the employee's glove wrapping his hand around the roof bolt.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mashed index finger left hand on canopy post

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE picked up cable went to throw it against right rib and twisted on the ground.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE slipped and fell tried to catch himself with his left hand bent his thumb back. EE sprained his thumb.

2010 · 5 incidents

Struck by falling object

Putting up first bolt, a piece of rock (hand size) came down bolt and hit nose, cut across nose.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hose loose on rotation motor, operator started rotation, shot oil in right eye.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Strained left shoulder while taking lugs off.

Struck by falling object

EE sat down at corner of intersection to eat lunch on mine floor. Cap coal fell on EE while proped up against rib.

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

Roof bolting operator was installing rope bolts in intersection and steel got hung, section foreman was helping pull drill steel with rubber gloves on and drill steel grabbed glove and twisted wrist.