Mining Incidents

Elm Lick Mine Coal

Controlled by Ashland Inc
Beaver Dam, Ohio County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1505339

MSHA record for Elm Lick Mine (mine ID 1505339). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

October 5, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arch On The Green Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 DISTRIBUTING WATER TO THE EQUIPMENT.AS HE CLIMBED OFF THE D-9 TRACTOR,HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEG ON THE BLADE OF THE TRACTOR BETWEEN THE KNEE AND ANKLE.THIS RESULTED IN CON TUSIONS AND BLO2D CLOTS WHICH NEEDED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TIME AWAY FROM THE JOB.

April 9, 1987 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE PI7KED UP A FILTER WITH A BURR ON IT'S CASING. THE FILTER SLIPPED AND THE BURR CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE EMPLOYEE'S THIRD FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

February 8, 1987 KY · Coal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP 3 WAS LIFTING ON GATE. THE GATE WAS FROZEN TO GROUND. EMP FELT BURNING IN GROIN AREA

1986 · 3 incidents

December 8, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING GROVES CRANE TO SHOP AREA DOOR CAME OPEN & WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR & T HE DOOR FACING CAUSING AN AVULSION TO THE TIP OF HIS RI NG FINGER 3

September 10, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING POWER CABLE TO LOAD AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

May 1, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS HA6LING COAL ON THE HAUL ROAD AND STRUCK A HOLE THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK WHICH RESULTED IN MEDICAL TREATMENT GIVEN BY DR

1985 · 1 incident

April 28, 1985 KY · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON CONVEYOR BELT JUST AS POWER WAS TURNED ON AND BELT THREW EMPLOYEE INTO BARGE LOADING CHUTE. BELT WAS FREE OF COAL, EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING AND ALL EMPLOYEES WERE WARNED TH E THE POWER WAS BEING TURNED ON. EMPLOYEE SUSTRXX SUSTAINED INJURY TO RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOOT.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 12, 1984 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Badgett Inc · Fall from machine

INJ WAS WELDING ANGLE ON WORK BARGE AND WAS LYING AGAINST A HAND RAIL FOR SUPPORT THE HAND RAIL BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE BARGE BRUISES TO BACK AND RT HIP

August 30, 1984 KY · Coal master electrician ELECTRICAL
Brown Badgett Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMP WAS WORKING WITH 2 OTHER ELECTRICIANS ALL QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED INJ CLIMBED ON TOP OF TRANSFORMER AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO PRIMARY LINES SUPERVISOR HAD CAUTIONED HIM NOT TO GET TOO CLOSE EMP APPARENTLY GOT TOO CLOSE AND POEWER POSSIBLY ARCED TO HIM FROM PEIMARY SOURCE ELECTRICAL BURNS TO BACK LEFTSIDE AND LEFT LEG POSSIBLE BROKEN BACK AIR BREAKERS WERE OPEN

1983 · 4 incidents

August 17, 1983 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR OF DOZER ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT DOWN TO LOWER GEAR ENGINE QUIT DOZER BLADE HIT BANK CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL

May 7, 1983 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Badgett Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS TAKING A ROLL OF WIRE UP ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET TO PUT IN AN AUTOMATIC WELDER. EE SLIPPED & CAUGHT WRIST ON BUCKET TO BEND IT BACK.

January 12, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Badgett Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OUT OF TRUCK AT SCALE HOUSE AND SLIPPED HITTING BACK ON FUEL TANK ON TRUCK

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