Mining Incidents

Right Fork SplintCoal

101 Coal, Inc. · Surface
Coalgood, Harlan County, KY · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1518423
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
2002–2022
Latest incident
Nov 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Pulled something in back adding rods on drill

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

When entering a lube truck cab to disengage the PTO pump. As they used the grab/handrail to pull themselves into the truck, their shoulder popped. Employee continued into the truck, but, when they got out of the truck shoulder started hurting.

2020 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Hauling dippings, backing up a hill/truck started wheel hopping then the engine quit, then lost control and traveled into the wooded area.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie off of a hydraulic hose. The knife cut finger.

2019 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

working under the drill cab, machine was partially raised too high to kneel not high enough to stand - ground was muddy when employee came out from under machine they raised up too fast striking edge of cab with neck and shoulder.

Struck against stationary object

EE picked up an auger end head and a steel bur lacerated/cut right hand pinky finger.

2018 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Using porta-power & press pin to push pins out of drill roller frame. Holding pin w/left hand & operating press w/righthand. Left hand slipped off press pin & pinched left pinky finger in between press & press pin.

2017 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Exiting truck bed, foot slipped causing fall. Landed on right side. Employee was taken to doctor and released. No work missed until 11-1-17. 10-30-17 employee visits doctor. Doctor states there may be inflammation in right arm & prescribes medication. Employee returns to doctor the evening of 10-31-17. Doctor admits employee for IV fluids & ultrasound. 11-3-17 Employee is released.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping a mechanic install a bottom roller on a dozer. The roller set down onto the hand creating the laceration.

2012 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE was stepping off the left side of a Caterpillar Dozer D9N as he stepped onto the push arm step twisting his ankle and fell to the ground, injuring his mid to lower back.

2011 · 1 incident

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was pushing in a shot in an open pit when the motor of his D11R Caterpillar Dozer caught fire. EE disengaged the fire suppression system and the fumes began to fill up the cab before EE could exit the dozer. EE suffered an inhalation injury with internal chemical burns and was released from the hospital 03/18/11.

2009 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The claimant stepped out of the excavator to adjust his driver side mirror, when he pushed on the mirror it broke. The mirror busted in the claimant's hand, cutting his right hand.

Struck against stationary object

EE was stepping off the operator side of his dozer. As he stepped on the ground, his left foot landed on a rock and he crilled his left ankle. He was taken to the ER at Harlan ARH, where he was diagnosed with a sprained ankle and possible hair-line fracture. He returned to work the same day.

2006 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was shoveling drill cuttings into blast hole. He felt a strain in his back. Did not report accident until next day. Saw ER doctor. Retuned to follow up exams. Resulted in removal from job by physician.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was tightening a bolt on the cutting edge of a dozer when the bolt slipped while being tightened cutting his left hand. requiring 3 to 4 stitches to close cut.

2005 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE stated as he climbed the ladder to enter his truck, his foot slipped causing his body to twist causing pain in his left hip

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE TOLD CO-WORKER WHEN HE REPORTED FOR WORK AT 6AM HE HAD BEEN BOWLING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND ON HIS WAY HOME HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT. ABDOMEN, HE GOT SICK TO HIS STOMACH & PULLED OFF THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT THAT HE COULD WORK. AROUND 6:30AM HE LIFTED A PRIMER BOX & THE PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT. ABDOMEN WAS SO SEVERE THAT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF AAA MINE SERVICE. IT WAS REPORTED EE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT METAL AND THE TORCH KEPT GOING OUT. EE BELIEVES GAS ESCAPED INTO GLOVE AND IGNITED BURNING LEFT HAND.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PLACED A SHEET OF METAL ON A WOOD BLOCK TO MAKE A RAMP FOR A 330M 100 TON ROCK TRUCK TO PULL ON. AS THE TRUCK PULLED ON THE WOOD BLOCK SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG CAUSING TISSUE DAMAGE.

Struck against a moving object

EE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A LARGE RCK WITH LOADER BUCKET WHEN THE BUCKET SLIPPED CAUSING THE LOADER TO MOVE UPWARD QUICKLY CAUSING HIM TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS NECK.

2003 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED ON HIS WAY TO WORK HE FELT SICK AT HIS STOMACH. HE SAID HE THOUGHT ABOUT GOING HOME, BUT CAME TO WORK. HE STATED AROUND 7:30 - 7:50 AM HE FELT WORSE THAT HE HAD EARLIER. HE EXPERIENC ED CHEST PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS FACE & ARMS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HARLAN ARH ER AND THE ER DOCTOR TREATED HIM WITH ZANTAC AND NERVE MEDICATION. HE WAS RELEASED & GIVEN FOLLOW UP APPT 6/9/0

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck by flying object

EE STATED HE PERFORMED VARIOUS SERVICE JOBS 8/20/02, WORKED HIS FULL REGULAR SHIFT, WENT HOME & AFTER HE SHOWERED HE NOTICED HIS EYE WAS RED. HENOTICED A PARTICAL OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HIS EY E. HE FLUSHED IT, REPORTED FOR WORK 8/21/02 AND HAD EMT FLUSH IT-- THEN WENT TO DR. AND THE OBJECT WAS REMOVED. HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK 8/23/02.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGES HE WENT TO ASSIST WITH LOADING A LOADER BUCKET TOOTH & AS HE LIFTED & MOVED TO LOAD THE TOOTH INTO A TRUCK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT MENTION THE PAIN TO HIS SUPERV ISOR UNTIL HOURS LATER AT WHICH TIME HE STATED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AT THE SITE OF A PRIOR INJURY IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STOPPED HIS TRUCK TO GET OFF AND USE RESTROOM. HE STATED AS HE RETURNED & CLIMBED BACK INTO TRUCK HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LT. BACK. AFTERA FEW MINUTES THE PAIN BECAME WORSE AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED.