Mining Incidents

Evan's ForkCoal

LCC Kentucky LLC · Surface
Gulnare, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517910
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Apr 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE WAS TAKING A LOAD OF COAL TO KCT KY COALTERMINAL. WAS DESENDING THE HAUL ROAD. HIS TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF GEAR. HE STAYED WITH THE TRUCK ABOUT 75' TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK. HE JUMPED OUT AS THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE HILL. THIS WAS NOT A SERIOUS INJURY.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

EE WAS FELLING A LARGE OAK TREE OVER THE HIT. IT FELL INTO A SMALLER, PARTIALLY DEAD PINE. THE PINE SPRUNG BACK AND THE TOP BROKE OUT OF IT. THE TOP FLEW UP THE HILL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD

Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLIT A LARGE ROCK IN SHOT MATERIAL. THE LOADER BUCKET SLIPPED, CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE. THE BOUNCING JERKED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A STRAINED/PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BAC K.