Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Employee picked up a belt roller and threw it into a ramcar, straining the right side of his lower back. The employee later sought treatment for this injury at an emergency room.
PE 3 UndergroundCoal
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Virgie, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517826
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2006–2007
- Latest incident
- Jun 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2007 · 1 incident
2006 · 2 incidents
Struck by falling object
The injured employee was drilling a hole when a piece of rock broke loose from the top, striking the victim's right ear & side of his face. The incident resulted in a laceration to his right cheek that required stitches. The EE's right ear was also lacerated & required stitches.
Struck by falling object
Draw rock fell on hand while holding remot box cut middle finger of left hand.