Mining Incidents

Poundmill Mine No 90Coal

Viper, Perry County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519598
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2012–2016
Latest incident
Mar 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting belt structure and hurt EE's back

2015 · 6 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was operating a roof bolter and bumped his elbow on the ATRS frame and bruised his elbow.

Accident type, without injuries

Found an unintentional roof fall in the # 2 Entry 1 break inby # 6 Belt Drive. Fall dimensions were 20' wide by 40' long by 6' thick.

Accident type, without injuries

Found 2 unintentional roof falls in the 1st and 2nd Maces Bleeder Panels. Both falls were located from the #2 entry through the crosscut to the #4 entry.

Accident type, without injuries

An unintentional roof fall occurred at Break # 14, #2 Entry on 2nd panel off Peter Fork Submains.

Contact with cold

A supervisory employee was working in and around the drift mouth changing out a frozen section of 4"" fresh waterline. A small hole in his glove resulted in a ""frost bite"" injury that required a medical procedure to remove the dead/damaged tissue on March 6, 2015 which then made this a Reportable Injury.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was scattering belt structure and tripped and strained lower back.

2014 · 6 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was shoveling belt and caught his left index finger between the top and the shovel handle and cut his finger. Sutures required.

Accident type, without injuries

Found an unintentional roof fall in the #2 entry of the #3 left bleeder panel.

Struck by flying object

Employee was helping tighten the low structure when a crib block flew out and struck him on the left shin. Has been diagnosed with a fracture.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting on a belt guard with a utility knife and cut his right thigh. 11 sutures required.

Accident type, without injuries

Found an unintentional fall on the #3 Belt line (#3 Entry) at break # 20 on the #5 PM Panel.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While helping make a belt splice he was moving the knocker his finger was accidentally hit with a hammer by another employee.

2012 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was bolting top and caught his hand between the canopy and drill steel. Fractured a bone in his hand. Started missing work 9-25-2012

Struck by falling object

EE was putting oil in miner and a lid fell on his right thumb. 6 sutures required.