Struck by falling object
Dozer was being worked on the dozer push arm slipped off roller frame and hit injured worker's lower leg and foot.
Highsplint Strip Job #26Coal
4TH Gen Fuels LLC · Surface
Controlled by Thomas J Loving; Joseph T Bennett Jr; Andrew T Loving
Highsplint, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519455
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2010–2021
- Latest incident
- Feb 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2021 · 1 incident
2013 · 2 incidents
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL ON ROCKS INJURING HIS HANDS. CUTS AND ABRASIONS
2011 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
Ee is a dozer operator. He back over a rock that was not in his eyesight causing a jolt of the machine. This jolt caused him to be jarred severely causing a hurt back. He missed two days and is not back to work with very little problem.
2010 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
EE was operating a haul back truck. It hit a rough spot in the road which jerked him sideways in the cab. This caused a strained back. Two days off and physical therapy has allowed EE to return to work with no problems.