Struck by flying object
Employee was driving a pin into a bucket tooth when a piece of metal chipped off of the pin and became embedded in his right forearm.
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C.Mining Incidents in 2005
All MSHA-reportable accidents at AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2005
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2005
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 02POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
All incidents in 2005
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE had parked his service truck in order to work on a grease truck. Although the park brake had been set, the service truck began to roll backwards. He was caught between the driver's door of the service truck and the front bumper of the grease truck.
Struck by falling object
EE stated that he was lying on the ground changing a fuel filter on a chevrolet pick up when 2 foreign body fell into his right eye. He said he flashed it out with eyewash and continued working. Two days later his eye become painful and felt like something was in it.