Mining Incidents

Montgomery CreekCoal

Kodak, Perry County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519255
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2009–2014
Latest incident
Nov 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

Fall from ladders

Victim was checking oil leak on Cat 777F and was climbing up a step ladder which was leaned up against oil tank. The fiber glass ladder split up each side causing the ladder to semi-fold and him falling to ground landing on right hip and forearm.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a tractor and trailer off a haul road and the truck came out of gear causing the employee to hit a berm that was set up for a run away truck ramp.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was running a 992G front end loader and was prying rock from the coal and the bucket slipped from under the rock and loader bucket came up and went forward into solid wall.

2011 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tech was opening box with box cutter when it slipped and hit him in the leg causing a cut requiring 2 stitches.

Struck against a moving object

Driver error. Driver lost control of his truck.

Struck against a moving object

EE called another EE and said he had gottin the truck out of gear and could not get it back in gear and he had put the truck into a ditch. (Driver error shifting on hill)

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Going down steep bank, slipped on slick rock and loose dirt. This did not become a reportable until 9/29/10. The employee had to have surgery on his knee.

2009 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic was working on a customer-owned 785 Rigid Dump Truck steering cylinder. He was using the drag link as a pry point, the bar slipped and came down across his right shoulder. His right shoulder socket was broken. Approximate time off from work - three weeks.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was removing wear strips on a loader bucket. Wrench slipped cutting left hand, he received 5 stiches.

Fall from machine

Mechanic was changing the fuel filters on a motor grader. He reached back for the grab handle, missed and fell backwards off machine.

Struck by falling object

Employee was installing a fan and pump on 992 G wheel loader. Fan and motor was sitting on machine while chain was bang repositioned. Fan and motor began to fall knocking him to the ground. the fan fell on the right foot. A blade from the fan cut throught the steel toe on his boot severing his big toe.