Mining Incidents

Hackney Creek SplashdamCoal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
Mouthcard, KY, Pike County, KY · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1519784
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2017–2021
Latest incident
Oct 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing conveyor pot on cont. miner, using slate bars to remove CLA disc from pot. Laid a slate bar on the ground after removal of disc. Disc slid off conveyor pan catching end of bar causing it to flip up and strike employee in cheek causing cut requiring 8 stitches.

Struck by flying object

Miner was operating a shuttle car with a hand resting on the side rail of the cab when a rock was dislodged from the floor of the mine, striking the miner's middle and ring finger on left hand.

2020 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

While working on the C.O. Monitoring system the employee slipped forward. While off balance, reached for the C.O. cable pulling muscles in shoulders and back as well as thinking they may have torn rotator cups on both sides.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee struck coal rib while operating a permissible scoop. Afterwards complained of pain in EE's neck. Employee worked until 7/12/19 then sought medical attention.

2017 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee stated, fell while greasing loader. EE went to hospital got checked. Dr done x-rays and said nothing wrong and released EE. However, EE would not return to work and will not answer phone calls.