WHILE WORKING ON BEARING AT A TAILPIECE THE GUARD FELL DOWN AND HIT HIS RT. THUMB.
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C.Mining Incidents in 2001
All MSHA-reportable accidents at AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2001
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Year
- 2001
Top incident classifications
- 01MACHINERY6 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 incident
- 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2001
HOLDING DRILL STEEL WHILE DRILLING TOP, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RT. HAND.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM. FIRST DAY OF MISSING WORK WAS 12-7-01.
WHILE HIS HAND WAS ON THE DRILL STARTER STEEL, HE SWUNG THE ROOF BOLTER CANOPY AGAINST HIS HAND.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT,HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON ROOF BOLT. TWISTED HAND AROUND BOLT.
LIFTING ON A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. STARTED MIUSSING WORK 11-28-01, MISSED 28 & 29 BECAUSE OF INJURY.
REACHING OUT TO SWING HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER, ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL WHILE INDIVIDUAL WAS GETTING OFF OF ROOF BOLTER.
HE WAS STARTING TO DRILL HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTING HIS HAND.
CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTLINE AND WAS CUTTING BACK TOWARD HIM. CUT HIS FOREARM.