Mining Incidents

F-9 Prater BranchCoal

Gunlock, Magoffin County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517834
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2003–2011
Latest incident
Nov 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2011 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking on drill bench stepped in sink hole, hurt right leg.

Struck against a moving object

While turning and backing down a slope, the 30D Volvo mud truck turned over on its side, the driver was not injured.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As employee started to climb up the ladder to his rock truck, he stepped in a hole causing a sharp pain to his groin area. Diagnosis is pending.

2010 · 5 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Operator had a virus with nausea & diarrhea. The reason this report is late we were trying to find out from the Dr. if ee was off work because of the bump on his head or the virus, we could not get an answer.

Accident type, without injuries

Security guard made rounds and saw that a 992G CAT Loader was on fire. This was a late Sunday night/early Monday morning, no employees were present.

Struck by falling object

Mechanic was changing a tooth on a loader when the tooth fell off and landed on his foot.

Struck by flying object

Mechanic was driving in a pin and a piece of metal flew off and lodged in upper left arm. Object was removed by an ER physician.

Struck against stationary object

*****Just received the medical, 1 staple received*****Coming out from under a drill, hit head.

2009 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Left rear step had been welded on the right side, when operator steeped on ladder the weld broke on right side causing the left shoulder to be pulled more than normal

Struck by powered moving object

Two EEs were injured in an accident involving a pickup truck & a highwall drill. The truck traveled down the drill bench slope & struck the drill. The two EEs were apparently outside the drill, both on foot at the time of the accident & were struck by the truck. The exact location of these 2 EEs have not been determined at this time & the accident is stil under investigaton.

Struck by powered moving object

Two EEs were injured in an accident involving a pickup truck & a highwall drill. The truck traveled down the drill bench slope & struck the drill. The two EEs were apparently outside the drill, both on foot at the time of the accident & were struck by the truck. The exact location of these 2 EEs have not been determined at this time & the accident is still under investigaton.

Struck against a moving object

Operator was pushing shot rock out of shot with D11 dozer. As he was backing up a rock rolled in behind him and he didn't see it. When he backed up on the rock the dozer slide off and jarred him and the machine and hurt his back.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Helping the mechanic repair the drill, part of the drill fell on thumb, stitches required.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting lid off a box, struck hand with the box cutter.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

The 988 coal loader was chopping coal to load and the 992 spread was working same pit. As 988 was backing up chopping coal, the bumper of the Loader hit the bumper on rock truck.

2006 · 6 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Two individuals on ATV's were trespassing on jobsite when they drove off a highwall, causing a fatality and one injury.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing the cover on the intake on blower when the wrench slipped and caused his rt. elbow to hit the housing.

Struck against a moving object

Two coal trucks collided on the haul road. Sunlight effected drivers vision.

Struck against stationary object

EE was pulling on a roller frame with a slate bar and hit his right elbow. **First reported as first aid--EE began lost time on 7/10/06.**

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 4/18/06 employee was loading holes with the prill truck when the boom swung out and employee twisted using his arm to block the boom. He twisted his lower back and felt pain in groin area. Employee RTW 4/19/06. Employee sought medical care on 5/8/06 and now off work due to scheduled hernia surgery on 5/22/06.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was laying cat-head and cable over in the HWM car when the bottom of the pusher jack caught his left foot, resulting in 11 stitches.

2005 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was checking for a chipped tooth on the bucket on the shovel. He pushed a rock out of the way which in turn fell on his left hand & fingers.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING APPROX. 200 LUG BOLTS ON THE WHEELS OF CAT 793 TRUCK USING AN AIR GUN FOR APPROX. 45-60 MINUTES.

Struck by falling object

EE was installing a blade on a Caterpillar 16-G Grader. The chain holding the blade upright slipped off and the blade fell forward. The top edge of the blade struck his left foot just behind the steel toe. He incurred a deep laceration to the top of his foot and fractured three metatarsus bones (big toe and the next two). He is still off from work.

Struck against a moving object

This operator had been off work for several weeks with a back injury that happened at home during an ice storm. He returned to work on 2/2/05 and worked one full shift. The next day he notified his supervisor that he had hurt his back the previous night when he backed over a rock with the D-11 dozer he was operating. He is still off from work.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EE was removing a segment and he was pecking on it using a small sledge hammer. A piece of metal came off the segment and hit him in his lower left arm.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

LOADER WENT INTO SHOT TO GET A BUCKET OF ROCK TO LOAD ROCK TRUCK, LOADER HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY. TAKEN OFF WORK JANUARY 14, 2004.