Mining Incidents

Magnum #2Coal

101 Coal Inc. · Underground
Evarts, Harlan County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519869
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2022–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2024 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE stated gloves were wet from working on Equip. Put 1 glove under bucket on P/C, found can of soup from days past under second bucket, when moving soup off P/C, can burst in EE's right hand, lacerating middle & ring fingers & palm.

Rubbed or abraded

Employee stated that they had cut a hole in the top of a hydraulic oil container to fill the continuous miner with oil. After emptying the container, employee stated that they threw the container to the side and cut their right index finger on a jagged edge of the container. Employee was taken to hospital and received two (2) stitches.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee reported that as they were helping to move miner cable, they felt a ""pop"" in their right shoulder. Employee missed no days of work. But they have ended up having to have surgery. Their surgery is scheduled for 07/23/2024.

2023 · 6 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE was picking up a ""fork"" that had came off of the fork lift. As EE was positioning the fork to put it back on the fork lift, it fell, striking EE on top of the right foot. EE was taken to the local hospital and received three stitches.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE states was loading the tray of the bolt machine with glue. As EE was loading the tray, EE dropped the box of glue. EE states that as EE bent over to pick up the box glue, EE felt a strain in the lower back.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was loading crib block into the bucket of a scoop by hand. As EE was loading the crib block, EE states that they felt a ""pop"" in right shoulder with immediate pain.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting tape off of chuck with a belt knife, and cut their hand in the process.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing the lids from the top of the continuous miner, when their hand slipped, causing the lid to mash their left thumb.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was loading bolt straps onto a lo-trac and as they lifted a heavy bundle of straps and turned to put on lo-trac, they felt a sharp pain in their lower back and pelvic area which began to swell immediately.

2022 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured was changing tire on lo trac and as EE let the jack down, EE had their hand on top of tire. As jack dropped, the finder of lo trac caught EE's hand between finder and tire causing a laceration and bruising. 4 stitches were necessary to close laceration.