Mining Incidents

No 67Coal

Chappell, Leslie County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517298
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF LOCOMOTIVE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT UNDER THE TRACK AND TWISTED HIS FOOT.

2001 · 12 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE KNELT DOWN AND HIS LEFT KNEE HURT AND SWELLEDUP AS HE WAS ROOF BOLTING. HE DID NOT STRIKE OR BUMP ANY OBJECT. NOTE: HE WORKED UNTIL 12/19/01 AND STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO DOCTOR'S ORDERS.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SMALL FINGER WHEN THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE ROOF BOLT HOLE AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY A JACK WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 8-2-01 THEN STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO INJURY.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TURNING THE WATER VALVE OFF AND THE BRIDGE DOLLY STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPAIRING THE CONTINUOUS MINER HEAD DRUM WHEN HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRUM AND MINE FLOOR.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK LOADING RESIN ONTO THE BOLT MACHINE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING ROOF STRAPS ONTO A SCOOP BUCKET AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON ONE OT THE METAL STRAPS.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE ALLEGES HE WAS PULLING BELT TO MAKE SET-UP WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS ELBOW, RIGHT, WHILE CARRYING A 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL.

Contact with electrical current

EE ALLEGES HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM A DAMAGED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR ON THE CONTINUOUSMINER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRUCK ON LIP BY CONT MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN LINK

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS GROIN ON 1/31/01 BUT DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 3/5/01. HERNIA REPAIRED 3/13/01