Laborer fatality at Blue Gem #6 (Gatliff Coal Company Inc), KY, December 10, 1990

at 2:45 PM

On December 10, 1990, a laborer was fatally injured in a fall of roof or back accident at Blue Gem #6 (Gatliff Coal Company Inc), KY.

Blue Gem #6 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Gatliff Coal Company Inc (TECO Energy Inc)

Whitley County, KY

Classification FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EMPL & OTHERS OF DEADWORK CREW REINSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AFTER SMALL ROOF FALL OCCURRED.THE PTO ON SPEEDCO DRILL GOT HOT.THEY ALLOWED IT TO COOL.AFTER EMPL PLUGGED PTO BACK IN,A RIB ROLLED OVER ON RAILRUNNER PINNING EMPL BETWEEN ROLL AND RAILRUNNER.FALL 48" X 46" X 7" STRUCK ON HEAD.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 12 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same operator

August 1, 1989 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Gatliff Coal Company Inc, KY

Same classification

April 2, 2026 · Shuttle Car Operator · Marfork Coal Company, WV
September 2, 2025 · Blaster · Heidelberg Materials Northeast LLC, PA
July 12, 2025 · Scoop Tram Operator · Nyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC, TN
September 25, 2024 · Continuous Miner Operator · Crimson Oak Grove Resources LLC, AL
September 6, 2024 · Continuous Miner Operator · Mingo Logan Coal LLC, WV

Same year

December 31, 1990 · Continuous Miner Helper · Cpg Inc, KY
December 28, 1990 · Ledgeman/Hand · Stillwater Mining Company, MT
December 27, 1990 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · R & N Coal Company, PA
December 17, 1990 · Continuous Miner Operator · Harman Mining Corp, VA
December 17, 1990 · Bulldozer Operator · Falkirk Mining Company, ND

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 219903600003 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 1512475
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219903600003 · Mine ID 1512475 Trainer view →