Mining Incidents

HWM # 36Coal

Eolia, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304709
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Crew was attempting to tram the Highwall Miner while victim in fork loader observed the trailing cable. From the confines of the loader 25 feet away a piece of metal from the Highwall Miner track flew through the slightly opened side glass of the loader striking the employee and causing employee to lose vision in left eye.