Mining Incidents

Knight Hawk Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2001

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Knight Hawk Coal, LLC operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2001
0
Total incidents
5
Year
2001

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  3. 03MACHINERY1 incident
  4. 04HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident

All incidents in 2001

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE DEBRIS WHICH WAS PLUGGING PLANT. USING PIPE AS PRY BAR, FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE & METAL RESULTING IN FRACTURE & LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER TIP.

Fall from machine

HIS FEET WERE WET FROM MUDDY CONDITIONS AND SLIPPED WHILE ENTERING CAB OF TRUCK.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS STANDING ON HAND RAIL TO SHEET A SECTION OF THE PLANT AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE HANDRAIL AND LANDED ON A SCREW GUN ON THE CATWALK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING OVERBURDEN IN END OF PIT. END WALL COLLAPSED (PORTION OF) OUTWARD & HIT DOZER, PUSHING SIDE WINDOW FRAME INTO CAB, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE AND HEAD, CAUSI NG LACERATIONS, ONE REQUIRING STITCHES.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HANGING INSULATION ON SOUTH WALL OF BUILDING. A SCREW PULLED LOOSE & HE TRIED TO GRAB IT TO STOP IT FROM FALLING. EE HIT FINGER ON A PIECE OF BAR

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Knight Hawk Coal, LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.