Mining Incidents

Mountain Top No 1 Coal

Controlled by Freeman Daniel V
Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516342

MSHA record for Mountain Top No 1 (mine ID 1516342). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Jul 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1993 · 1 incident

July 1, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Freeman Fuels Of Ky Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOISTING RADIATOR GUARD THE GUARD SHIFTED HITTING THE EE ON THE RIGHT LEG CRUSHING BRUISES.

1992 · 1 incident

July 20, 1992 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Freeman Fuels Of Ky Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEANING OUT OF CAP PULLED THE WRONG LEVER CARROUSEL MASHED FOOT BREAKING LG TOE ON FOOT

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 1 incident

January 10, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIRS ON AN ENLOADER LIGHT ASSEMBLY STEPPED ACROSS THE CAT-WALK PLATFORM & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE REAR MIRROR CUTTING HIS HEAD

1989 · 3 incidents

August 11, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPL GOT INTO THE HAULER AND SHUT THE DOOR ON HIS L HAND FRACTURING AND LACERATING HIS L THUMB

July 19, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WALKED UP TRACK & STARTED IN DOOR OF DOZER & HIT HEAD AGAINST PIECE OF METAL ATTACHED TO TOP OF DOZER.

June 22, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE SOME GREASE BARRELLS AROUND. STRAINED HIMSELF CAUSING PAIN TO THE RIGHT GROIN AREA.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 30, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK WAS PULLING APPROX. 12% GRADE WHEN ENGINE DIED CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL BACK ABOUT 25 FT ON EMBANKMENT ON LEFT SIDE. TRUCK TURNED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE THROWING OPERATOR ACROSS CAB.

July 19, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING DOZER AND WHILE REACHING FOR WINCH LEVER ELBOW STRUCK A SHARP OBJECT ON DOZER THE ARM KEPT HURTING WORSE AND HE WENT TO THE DR NEXT DAY FOR X-RAYS AND THERE WAS A SPUR ON THE ELB OW

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