Mining Incidents

Gooseneck Branch MineCoal

CAM Mining LLC · Surface
Freeburn, Pike County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518045
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
May 2004

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK, DUMPING INTO HOLLOW FILL #6. HE BACKED TO THE DUMP AND THEN REPOSITIONED TRUCK. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE HILL. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

Reportable incidents

19 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2004 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS BOARDING ROCK TRUCK TO BEGIN WORK & HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE LADDER, LANIDING ON BOTH FEET 8' BELOW, RESULTING IN PAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE JOINT AREA.

2003 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DOING MECHANIC WORK AND INADVERTANTLY LEANED AGAINST A ""HAND HELD"" AIR POWERED GRINDER, ACTIVATING THE SWITCH AND CAUSING THE WHEEL TO CUT HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.

Struck against a moving object

EE, DRILL OPERATOR, SET THE JACK PAD OF THE DRILL ON A ROCK. THE PAD SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK, JARRING EE. (ON 11-17-03 EE CALLED THE MINE CLERK, & STATED THAT THE OCCURRENCE AGGRAVATED A PREVIOUS INJURY.)

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERTING AN ENDLOADER. HE WAS LOADNG ROCKTRUCK WITH SHOT ROCK, A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE FACE & STRUCK THE BUCKET. THE JOLT CAUSED A SPRAIN OF THE EE'S NECK

Fall from machine

EE ALLEGES THAT AS HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE EXPLOSIVE TRANSPORT TRUCK AND STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT. KNEE.

2002 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CARRYING REPAIR PARTS OUT OF THE PARTS HOUSE. HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN DOING THIS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING THE ACCESS LADDER OF THE ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE. THE KNEE WAS SPRAINED.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING AN INTERNATIONAL TOOL TRUCK. HE DROVE THE TRUCK INTO A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. HE WAS TOSSED UPWARD, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CAB ROOF AND RESULTED IN A NECK SPRAIN.

Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A BULLDOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 2 FT AND LANDED ON HIS HIP. BRUISED HIP AREA.

2001 · 5 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A 235 CAT. EXCAVATOR TO CLEAN A HIGHWALL. HE STATED WHILE OPERATING THE EXCAVATOR HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 1-8-02 AND BEGAN LOSING WORKDAYS ALSO.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK. AS THE LOADER WASDUMPING MATERIAL INTO THE TRUCK BED A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE BUCKET AND STRUCK THE BED HARD ENOUGHTO TOSS EE IN THE TRUCK CAB. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL A TTENTION AND BEGAN LOSING WORK ON 8/24/01 DUE TOMUSCLE SPRAIN.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER OF THE P&H SHOVEL WHEN HIS FOOTING SLIPPED. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY HIS LEFT ARM. HE SUFFERED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HISBACK.

Struck by flying object

WELDER HAD BEEN USAING AIR ARC AND HAD LAID IT DOWN. HE THEN REMOVED HIS WELDING SHIELD AT WHICHTIME AIR ARC BEGAN TO LEAK, BLOWING METAL INTO LEFT EYE.

2000 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK IN A PIT THAT HAD AUGER HOES IN IT. HE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK OVER THE HOLES AND STATED THE MOTION OF THE TRUCK CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE HAD DISC SURGERY 6 YERS AGO. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK DAYS ON 1-13-01.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

MECHANINC WAS REMOVING AND INSTALLING A FINAL DRIVE ON D11N BULLDOZER, THE SPROCKET HAD TO BE LIFTED UP AS MECHANIC WAS LIFTING SPROCKET HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AND GROIN AREA. P OSSIBLE HERNIA.

Fall from machine

MECHANIC WAS CHANGING TRANSMISSION SCREEN LOCATED UNDER PUMP IN D11 TRACTOR. HAD TO GO THRU FLOOR BOARD OPENING TO GET TO THE TRANSMISSION SCREEN, WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THRU THE OPENING, LOST FO OTING ON OILY HOSE, AND FELL, WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING RETAINING BOLTS ON A HYDRAULIC PUMP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 7-31-00 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIG THE WINDSHIELD OF HIS END LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST A HEADLIGHT. HE STRUCK THE LIGHT WITH HIS CHEST CAUSING A BRUISE AND 2 FRACTURED RIBS.