Mining Incidents

R F #3 ElkhornCoal

CAM Mining LLC · Underground
Dorton, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518095
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Driving piece of drill steel out of the chuck with a hammer & piece of steel chipped off & went into thigh.

Flash burns (electric)

EE was trouble shooting the continious miner cable. He tried to reset the breaker and the cable blew out and burned his abodomen.

2005 · 7 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall occurred 2 crosscuts inby survey station 638. fall was 50' long 35' x 4' thick. retreal Mining fall occurred at the retrient area.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall occurred #6 beltline. the fall measured 60' long, 20' wide, 4 thick. fall occurred at the anchorage zone.

Accident type, without injuries

roof fall occurred at spad 1373 and it measured approximately 5' thick, 30' long and 16' wide.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred 60 ft inby spad 1363 and it measured approximately 20 ft wide, 35 ft long, and 5 ft thick.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall occurred in #6 entry 30 ft long, 18 ft fluid and 5' thick.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred one break out by spad 313, it was approximately 5 feet thick, 20 feet wide and 40 feet long.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall occurred 2000 ft outby section. Roof measured 40' long, 20 ft wide and 7 ft in thickness.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT BACK OF THE HEAD DRIVE, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

Struck by falling object

A ROCK OF THE CORNER OF THE COAL RIB CAME UNDERNEATH THE EDGE OF THE CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS HAND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNROLLING BELT OFF OF A ROLL, THE BELTHANGER CAME LOOSE. THE CHAIN OR BELTHANGER STRUCK HIS HAND

2003 · 3 incidents

Fall from ladders

STANDING ON EXTENSION LADDER, TIGHTENING A BOLT TO A COAL CHUTE, HIS RATCHET SLIPPED. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF OF LADDER.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED 80 FEET INBY SPAD 508 IN #6 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 40 FT LONG, 4 FT THICK AND 18 FT WIDE.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON BELTLINE WHILE LOADING BELT ON FLAT CAR AND CLAIMED HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING THE MANTRIP TAKING THE OTHER MEN & HIMSELF UNDERGROUND. HE HIT A BUMP ON THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE ROOF OF THEMINE. NATURE OF INJURY UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER, PUSHING HIM BACK INTO THE SHUTTLE CAR.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE #1 BELTLINE WHEN A SPLICE CAUGHT HIS #4 COAL SHOVEL AND JERKED HIM PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL E.R. ON 4-4-01.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE SUFFERED PAIN INHIS HEEL OF HIS LEFT FOOT. DID NOT MISS WORK OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-20-01.