Mining Incidents

Viking Mine - Knox PitCoal

Bicknell, Knox County, IN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202063
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2008 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While cleaning ice from frame of belt line at bin roller, employee's hammer became entangled between belt and roller pulling hammer and right hand of employee in behind it. Employee sustain an avulsion to the right middle finger that required surgery to repair.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was moving end cap from a push arm off a D-11 out of the bed of his service truck, it slid out of the bed and fell to the bumper landing on his left pinky finger. The result was a fractured finger.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut plastic tie holding hose and punctured left wrist with pocket knife.

2001 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WITH AID OF TRUCK HOIST WAS SETTING A BELL CRANK FROM ENDLOADER ONTO A PAIR OF STEEL SAWHORSES. THE BELL CRANK STARTED TO SLIDE ON SAWHOURSE CAUSING SAW HORSE TO TOPPLE. EE REACHED WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO STEADY LOAD AND IN DOING SO HIS HAND WAS PULLED INTO A PINCHPOINT BETWEEN BELL CRANK AND SAW HORSE MASHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AROUND THE FIRST JOINT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SAID HE WAS INSTALLING FUEL FILTERS ON A 785 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK FROM LEANING AND TWISTING.

2000 · 6 incidents

Fall from ladders

EE WAS ON A 4' STEP LADDER WORKING ON THE WIRINGUNDERNEATH THE FRONT SHOVEL WHEN THE GROUND GAVEAWAY & ONE LEG SANK INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE LADDER TO BREAK. EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT HIP & LEG, BREAKING HIS FEMER BONE IN 4PLACES.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CATERPILLAR WATER TRUCK AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD. THIS JARRED HIM ADN CAUSED THE INJURY TO HIS BACK.

Struck against stationary object

EE STATES THAT HE WAS RUBBING DOG IN SHOP DOWN THE BACK AND IT TURNED ITS HEAD TOWARD HIM. HE JERKED HIS HAND BACK AND THINKS HE MUST HAVE HIT THE EDGE OF THE PICNIC TABLE IN THE SHOP AND CUT HIS FINGER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUR EE WAS REMOVING A BORING BAR AND DRILL FROM THE MACHINE. WHEN THE DRILL WAS BEING REMOVE, IT FELL. WHEN IT REACHED THE END OF THE SAFETY CHAIN. THE EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND IN THE CHAIN. AS IT GOT TIGHT, THE END OF THE SAFETY LATCH CAME INTO HIS FINGER. 1ST ONE LEFT HAND AND IT TOOK OFF THAT FINGERTIP.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS RAISING SIDE COMPARTMENT OF HOOD ON POWDER TRUCK IN ORDER TO CHANGE FAN BELTS. HOOD WAS HEAVE DUE TO MUD BUILDUP UNDERNEATH. HE WASN'T AWARE OF EXTRA WEIGHT OF HOOD; WHEN ATTEMPTING T O LIFT, HE ENCOUNTERED MORE WEIGHT THAN HE WAS ABLE TO LIFT AND DROPPED HOOD BACK TO ITS RESTING PLACE.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS ON 801 HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING WITH 1/2 INCH DRIVE RATCHETT. THE BOLTS WERE VERY TIGHT AND THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE RATCHETT DID NOT HOLD. WHEN THE RATCHETT SLIPPED HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND THE PAIN BECAME WORSE.