Two Accidents Injure 10 Mine Workers in Kentucky
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Last Thursday two work place accidents at separate coal mines left a total of 10 mine workers injured.
CNN reported that eight people suffered minor injuries when a transport vehicle holding 8 mine workers lost its brakes inside the Ken American Mine in Central City, Kentucky, about 125 miles southwest of Louisville. All on board were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries-the most serious reported was a broken leg.
A second accident injured two workers when an unoccupied pickup truck rolled down a road and hit two workers operating a drill at a mine site in Floyd County.
The Courier Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) stated that:
The men identified were 51-year old Harold Skaggs of Louisa, and Frank B. McCoart, 71, of Van Lear, were airlifted to Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va.
Skaggs was in critical condition and McCoart in serious condition today, said hospital spokesman Charles Shumaker.
The Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing is investigating both accidents.
These types of accidents are not uncommon in the mining industry. Just last month the Sentinel Echo reported on June 9, 2009, that a Kentucky coal miner named Wilson R. Meade, 58, was killed while working 3,900 feet underground. He was struck by a flat car loaded with concrete blocks. He was pronounced dead at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Meade is the 7th coal miner in the United States and the 2nd in Kentucky to die on the job in 2009.
Mining continues to be one of the most deadly jobs in the United States. It’s imperative that equipment manufactures and mine supervisors do everything in their power to prevent accidents and secure a safe work environment for our miners.