Mining Incidents

Spruce PineCoal

Controlled by Thomas R Hamilton
bledsoe, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519796
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2017–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2018 · 3 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was strawing at a pond spillway when ee stepped on a loose rock and fell down a steep slope injuring left ankle & right ankle.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was exiting Rock Truck when the employee stepped off on some loose dirt/rocks on the ground and twisted left ankle.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was checking for a leak in 980 Loader, when the oil started squirting, ee jerked head hitting metal and cutting face beside the right eye brow. EE received (5) stitches.

2017 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was taking D11R Dozer up on shot when the face of the shot broke causing the dozer to turn over hurting right thumb and spraining left ankle.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping work on 785C Truck when a metal plate fell off the fender striking the employee in back of head. Went to ER and got (2) staples in back of head.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was heading down the hill in 785C Rock Truck after unloading, road was wet after raining, lost control, started going side ways and hit a rock wall and turned over.