Mining Incidents

Feds Creek MineCoal

Bledsoe Coal Corp · Underground
Chappell, Leslie County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517961
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
35
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

2001 · 7 incidents

Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TIMBERS WITH A CROSSCUT SAW. HE CUT HIS THUMB.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE WHILE WORKING ON THE UNIT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK PITCHING TIMBERS ON 001 SECTION.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE TURNED TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS REPAIRING A SCOOP OUTSIDE AND FELL ON SCOOP CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS GROIN WHILE LIFTING A RIB RAIL ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A CONCRETE BLOCK, HOWEVER, MEDICATL RECORDS INDICUTE HE HAS ALREADY BEEN TREATION WITH A DR FOR LEFT KNEE DISORDER.

2000 · 28 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE FOR A NEW PANEL.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF DISCOVERED ON THE WEEKLY EXAM AT THE #53 ENTRY 001 SECTION SUBMAINS THE FALL WAS APPROX 40'X48""X20'

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON NOSE BY BELT LIFTER.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED AT BREAK #40 ON #2 BELT IN THE #3 RIGHT BREAK. THE FALL WAS APP. 18' X 15' X 4-9'.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING BELT STAND. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT ON 10-31-00.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF AFTER STUMBLING OVER A PIECE OF COAL.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STRAINED HIS BACK HANDLING 4/0 CABLES. (NOTE: EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10/2/00. THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY MISSED DIE TO THE ACCIDENT.)

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING CABLES AND OTHER HEAVY OBJECTS. (NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8/21/00.)

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY SMALL PIECE OF DRAWROCK WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP. EMPLOYEE HAD RIGHT HAND OUT OF DECK AREA.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK STACKING 8"" CONCRETE BLOCKS.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK PULLING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT BREAK #52. #2 ENTRY ON 1ST LEFT SUBMAIN. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20' X 25' X 4'.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD BY DOCTOR ON 7-21-00 THAT HE HAD WORK RELATED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTI0NAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN FIRST LEFT SUBMAINS #4 ENTRY AT BREAK #53. THE FALL WAS APPROX 20' BY 25' BY 40"".

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE HORIZON IN #1 ENTRY, 7TH LEFT PANEL, APP ONE BREAK LEFT OF SPAD #345. THE FALL WAS APP 18'X3-4'X30'.

Struck against stationary object

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS NECK WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE MINE ROOF. (EE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS INCIDENT ON 6-28-00).

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HIT HIMSELF ON THE LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK HANDLING ROCK AT A HEAD DRIVE.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FACE OF 1ST LEFT SUBMAINS, BREAK #56, 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD #273. THE FALL WAS IN #3 ENTRY AND EXTENDED THROUGH THE LEFT XCUT.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK AND LEFT FOOT BYA COAL RIB ROLL WHILE SETTING UP THE MACHINE TO ROOFBOLT.

Struck by falling object

EE DROPPED A CONVEY0R MOTOR ON HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE CHANGING OUT THE MOTOR EE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO INJURY ON 5/15/00

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN 6TH LEFT PANEL OFF 1ST LEFT SUBMAIN #3 ENTRY #9 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 ' X 40' X 48"".

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK & RIGHT SHOULDERLOADING BLOCKS

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS EXITING FRONT END LOADER AFTER LOADING TRUCK. THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT AS THE EE WAS HALF WAY IN AND OUT OF THE CAB, IN WHICH IT STRUCK THE EE ON THE SHOULDER.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED WHILE RETREAT MINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE 5TH LEFT PANEL, #3 ENTRY, #7 CROSSCUT.

Struck against stationary object

EE CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER REMOVING ROCK FROM BELT.

Struck against stationary object

EE STRUCK A JACK HANGING FROM THE MINE ROOF

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A RIB ROLL ON THE LEFT FOOT.