Mining Incidents

Right Oakley SurfaceCoal

Royalton, Magoffin County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519459
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2010–2017
Latest incident
Jan 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Our employee was approaching the pressure gun/wand (approximately 5 ft. away) during startup. Apparently the trigger gun discharged hitting employee in the face, knocking employee's safety glasses off employee's face and causing an injury to the right eye. As there were no witnesses, this is employee's account.

2014 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE went to a 6 inch pump that was not pumping. He removed a valve to re-prime the pump and hot water shot out and burnt his right forearm.

2013 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE (mechanic) was changing the left track on the D-10R dozer until #L1-1472 when the chain he was picking up the track up slipped and fell on his right foot. He drove himself to ARH in Hazard and received x-rays no other treatment. His right foot was bruised.

Struck against stationary object

EE was replacing alternator on a D9R dozer (unit #L1-798) when he slipped on the dozer track that was wet. He reached for the engine compartment door to steady himself and caught the corner of the door cutting his right hand. He went to ARH in Hazard, KY and received 10 stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE was hooking chains to a cab to unload it off a step deck trailer. EE forgot it was a stepdeck assumed it was flat and fell. EE landed on his back and then rolled off the lower portion to his head.