Mining Incidents

Supreme Energy Prep PlantCoal

Kite, Knott County, KY · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1516567
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2014
Latest incident
Oct 2014

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck by flying object

EE was fatally injured when struck by ice dislodged from a slurry pipeline.

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2014 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was tramming the forklift toward the refuse to replace a tote at the portal. The forklift got too close to the edge of the road and the bank gave way.

2012 · 1 incident

Fall down stairs

He was walking down steps from control room, halfway down his left foot slipped. He went down and hit his left hip and his leg went under him. He was holding on to the hand rail with his right hand and slipped down about 3 steps.

2011 · 3 incidents

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

EE was performing maintenance inside tipple, he was using a pry bar which slipped and pinched his finger.

Fall from machine

He was making repairs to an excavator and was stepping onto the upper portion of an excavator. He lost his footing and fell off of the machine.

Struck against a moving object

He was dumping a load of reject half way up the hoist pin broke bed came down with our the help of hoist.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured was helping install a French drain through old dam in King Branch; upon exiting the area he stepped on a rock. The rock twisted from beneath his foot resulting in a fall injuring his left leg. First aid was administered by two M.E.T.s.

2005 · 2 incidents

Flash burns (welding)

EYE INJURY, WELDING EYE BURN.

Struck by flying object

MECHANIC WAS USING HAMMER AND PIECE OF MATERIAL STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT EYE.

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was bent over cutting a piece of metal when he strained his lower back. EE missed 5 days and was on restricted duty until 11-24-04.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE WATER TRUCK WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER MASHED WITH A HAMMER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 7-26-04 WHEN HE WAS PLACED UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK. HIS FINGER IS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE RESET.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

A METAL GUARD WAS BEING REMOVED SO ENTRANCE COULD BE ACCESSED TO THE COAL CRUSHER. THE GUARD SLIPPED OFF THE HOIST HOOK AND STRUCK EE, RESULTING IN LACERATIONS TO HIS STOMACH AND FOREARM. THES E CUTS REQUIRED STITCHES.