Perry County Coal, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2001
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Perry County Coal, LLC. operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2001
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2001
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2001
VICTIM FELL FROM THE TOP FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT TO THE GROUND LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 101 FT. TO HIS DEATH.
EE WAS HELPING WITH A CONCRETE POUR AND TRIPPING OVER THE REINFORCING WIRE, BUMPING TWISTING HIS KNEE.
FEEDER WAS BEING PULLED WITH A CHAIN HOIST. FEEDER MOVED TO SIDE, BUMPED PIPE. EE HAD HAND ON PIPE, MASHED TIP OF FINGER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PIPE AND SKIRT BOARD. CUT AND FRACTURED TIP OF RING FINGER RIGHT HAND.
WHILE HOOKING THE MOTOR AND ROCKDUSTER TOGETHER EE S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRAW BAR PIN AND MOTOR, CUTTING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND STITCHES.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WITH HIS HAND LAYING ON THE BOOM. A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND, BREAKING THE BONE IN THE END OF HIS FINGER.