Mining Incidents

Alum Cave #17Coal

Controlled by Lipari Energy
Littcarr, Knott County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519766
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2020–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding cracks in a tube on a 777 Rock Truck when some grease that was in the tube got to hot and shot out of the tube burning our employee

2024 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was operating an Ingersoll Rand drill near the outer edge of EE's drill bench when EE attempted to dismount the drill. As EE stepped off of the drill onto the berm, EE's footing gave way and EE fell. This resulted in a fracture to EE's left arm just above EE's wrist.

Struck against a moving object

The employee's left shoulder was injured when the left side of the loader bucket on the caterpillar 992G EE was operating caught a large rock. This caused the employee's upper body to twist to the left causing pain in EE's shoulder.

2023 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee injured their back while removing a grease pump from an empty tank.

Struck against a moving object

A gravel truck hauling sandstone from the mine site ran into the ditch line while attempting to pass an empty coal truck coming on to the mine site. The accident resulted in deep bruising to the Mar-kel truck driver and lost work days.

2022 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

The employee was climbing onto a D9T dozer when the employee slipped on the wet track. As employee fell employee stuck right hand out to catch self and cut it on the back of the blade.

Accident type, without injuries

It is believed that an oil inlet line ruptured or separated near the turbo causing the fire.

Fall onto or against objects

As the employee dismounted drill, employee slipped on the lower step and dropped to the ground. When this occurred the top step struck employee in the mouth and broke part of the left top front tooth off. The broken piece was found and reattached by employee's dentist later that day.

2021 · 5 incidents

Struck by flying object

The employee received a small laceration on the left side of EE's nose. This occurred after a small piece of metal broke loose from a pressing plate that EE was hammering on and struck EE in the nose.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee injured EE's back while dismounting a 992G loader. The injury appeared to be a muscle strain on EE's left side. EE refused initial medical attention but later visited EE's primary care physician when the soreness didn't subside. EE was treated and given a full release.

Struck against a moving object

The employee claims that as EE was being loaded, a rock jarred EE's truck causing an injury to EE's neck.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE experienced back pain as EE mounted a drill, stood up and turned to EE's right. This resulted in sharp pain originating in lower back and traveling down left leg.

Struck against a moving object

While dumping material to reclaim a highwall, a Rock Truck driver got to close to the dozer running the dump and backed into the rear of the cab. This resulted in damage to the dozer's operated cab and caused the dozer operator to strain a muscle in EE's neck.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee injured the small finger on right hand as employee was driving post for a silk curtain near the hollow fill pond. Injury resulted in 4 stitches.