Accident type, without injuries
Approximately at 4:20pm radio traffic was heard about smoke in the area of the idle D11 dozer. The agencies and Fire department where contacted. This D11 dozer has been idle for 2.5 weeks. No injuries.
Lexington Coal Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2023
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lexington Coal Company, LLC operations in 2023. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2023
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2023
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02FIRE1 incident
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 04EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS1 incident
All incidents in 2023
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Closing the magazine door when it slammed shut on ring finger (laceration)
Over-exertion in lifting objects
The injured and another were lifting a 3"" water pump from the rear of the portal bus to the ground. As they lowered it to the ground the injured said they felt a pop and felt pain in their back.
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was pulling HWM cable with J hook and felt a pop in right elbow.
(Not Elsewhere Classified)
A fire cracker was let off near EE's Lube Truck causing pain in EE's ear.