Mining Incidents

Pe Letcher CountyCoal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Jenkins, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517364
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

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

EE WAS PUSHING BOOM PINS OUT OF A LOADER USING A CRIB BLOCK AS A PRESS. THE CRIB BLOCK FELL OVER AND SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BOOM ARM AND CRIB BLOCK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING STEP OFF EXCAVATOR. STEP BROKE, CAME BACK AND HIT EE IN STOMACH AND GROIN.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING STARTER FROM A D-10 DOZER, FRACTURED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

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

HE CLOSED THE DOZER DOOR ON THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND (FRACTURE).

2002 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AUGER OUT OF TRUCK BED AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

Fall from machine

EE TRIPPED WHILE EXITING THE DOZER & FELL FROM CAB PLATFORM TO DOZER TRACK & INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC CAP. PRESSURE BLEW IT OUT OF HIS HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE. HE WENT TO DOCTOR, RECEIVED STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER WHEN IT KICKED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE.

2000 · 7 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE FUELING DOZER, EE WAS PULLING FUEL HOSE, SLIPPED AND PULLED LOWER BACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10/2/00.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE AND HURT AFTER HE WENT THROUGH A DIP IN THE ROAD AND HIS SEAT BOTTOMED OUT.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS KNOCKING A PIN OUT OF A DOZER BLADE. HE WAS HOLDING A PUNCH W/HIS RIGHT HAND AND HITTING THE PUNCH WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER HIT THE SIDE OF THE PUNCH CAUSING THE PUNCH TO ANGLE AND PRE SS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE PUNCH AND BLADE.

Struck against a moving object

BODY WAS JOLTED WHEN DUMP TRUCK WAS BEING LOADEDWITH ROCK RESULTING IN STIFFNESS IN NECK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STEPPED OUT OF GREASE TRUCK LANDING ON A SLICK ROCK TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK HAD BEEN INJURED ON 4/18/00 WHILE SITTING IN HIS ROCK TRUCK BEING LOADED BY A 992C.

Fall from machine

INJURED WAS EXITING PICK UP TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNNING BOARD CAUSING INJURED TO FALL TO GROUND CAUSING BACK PAIN.