Mining Incidents

S-14 Trace ForkCoal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Vicco, Knott County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519437
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2009–2015
Latest incident
Aug 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE was working on a bulldozer which required him to remove the hood. While lifting the hood off it flipped up on one end and the chain came loose allowing the hood to fall pinning ee hand.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee slipped and fell while on main frame of HWM causing him to hit his face on the vertical swing jack. Result of injury was a nasal fracture and employee returned to work on 05/28/15 to full duty with no further follow-up appointments necessary.

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was picking up 1100 X 25 truck tires to put on flat bed truck. While lifting one tire, strained back.

2011 · 3 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was working on dozer belly pan when wind blew 2 very small pieces of metal in right eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses at time. The eye was washed out at 1st aid station and ee went back to work however the next morning his eye was still irritated. He went to ER where material was removed and he was allowed to come back to work no permanent damage.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping move a 6"" water pump to a different pond. Pump was being carried in a loader bucket employee attempted to pull pump out of loader bucket by himself and pulled a mussel in his back (mid back).

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At 9:10 employee was operating a Caterpillar 10-11-R when a hose blew. When he dismounted dozer he lost his footing and fell. His left leg went between push arm and track causing injury to ankle and leg.

2010 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing on drill, foot slipped off step causing left arm to catch his full body weight.

Struck by falling object

EE was placing jack under rear-end of truck in order to change rear tire when a rock that was in a clump of mud on the underside of the truck body became dislodged and fell approx. 2 feet and struck the EE in the back of the head. This resulted in a laceration and a knot to his head. Took EE to treatment center where Dr. applied skin glue and then let him RTW.

Struck by flying object

EE was working on a 289 rock truck when the accident happened. EE was tightening a large nut with a hammer and a chisel when a small piece of metal came off of the nut and struck the EE in the right cheek.

Struck against a moving object

Operator of a 785 cat truck co #0333 was getting loaded in #8 Pit when he said the loader man dropped a rock in bed of truck and caused a jar to the truck driver.

2009 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Injured person was striking a drill bit with a hammer, trying to loosen up the cones on bit, when a piece of metal flew off and struck his left wrist. The piece of metal went under skin and had to be removed by a doctor.

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

Employee attempting to remove fill plug on final drive on D11R dozer using a 3/4 ratchet. When plug broke loose, finger was caught between ratchet and bolt head on final drive. As a result, finger was mashed and cut.