Mining Incidents

Mine #25Coal

Meta, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515138
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2006–2008
Latest incident
May 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2008 · 4 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred in the #1 entry return 2 breaks outby survey station # 935. The fall was aproximately 10' thick x 18' wide x 70' long. While investigating the roof fall, a second fall was discovered 60' inby survey station # 911. This fall was approximately 8' thick x 18' wide x 90' long. Both roof falls were aproximately 2000' from the working section.

Accident type, without injuries

During a pre-shift examinaion, Examiner found a roof fall in the #7 heading of the active 003 mmu. The fall was approximately 120' inby survey station number 1000. Fall measured 20' long x 18' wide x 0' to 8' in height. Fall was found at 10:45 pm and reported to MSHA at 10:58 pm.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred in the #5 entry three breaks inby survey station no. 932. The fall is approximately 800 ft. from the working section and measures approximately 90 ft. long, 20 ft. wide, and 0 to 8 ft. in height. Fall was discovered at 5:22 am and MSHA was notified immediately.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE was setting the ATRS on the roof bolter when a coal rib rolled and struck his right leg, trapping it against the roof bolter. This occurred in the right crosscut in the #6 entry of the 003-0 mmu. Rib roll measured approximately 10' long x 2.5' high x 10"" thick. The result was a fracture to the lower right leg.

2007 · 5 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE as loading tools into his truck and struck his left ankle on the trailor hitch of another vehicle in the parking lot.

Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS TRAMMING THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HAD STOPPED THE MINER TO MOVE A SECTION OF CABLE, AND WHEN HE REACHED FOR IT HIS FOOT SLIPPED , CAUSING HIM TO ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE TRAM LEVER. THIS RESULTED IN THE MINER MOVING SUDDENLY, WITH THE BOOM STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred at approximately 6:05 a.m. 2 breaks outby survey station no. 653 in the #6 entry. Fall is approximately 35' long, 18' wide, and 12' to 14' thick.

Struck against stationary object

EE was tightening lug bolts on roof bolter tire, when socket slipped off nut, causing his thumb to strike corner of crib block that had been used to do repairs.

Struck by powered moving object

Employee was tramming scoop by two co-workers when the plastic stop on the center section was sticking out beyond scoop deck and struck victims's right knee.

2006 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While working on a forklift, EE took transmission out of gear and bumped started to make sure it was out of gear, employee started forklift when it turned to move to back of forklift, & it started rolling. It started rolling-hit employee knocked him down and ran over both legs, breaking ankle.

Struck against a moving object

EE was tramming a scoop in the #6 entry, 3 breaks outby the section, and ran over a crib block causing him to be jolted in the operator's compartment, striking his head over the underside of the scoop canopy causing injury to his neck and back.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was servicing a continous miner in the #2 entry of the 002-0 mmu. He was walking around the front of the continuous miner and slipped on loose coal, fell, causing injury to left knee.