Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Zulu Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Williams Eugene
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513295

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1513295). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

March 15, 1988 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Van Hooser Mining & Construction Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MINER AND ANOTHER MINER PULLING POWER CABLE OFF REEL OF SHUTTLE CAR WHEN MINER PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK AREA.EXACT EXTENT OF INJURY UNK AT THIS TIME.POSSIBLE DISC INJURY.

January 5, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Van Hooser Mining & Construction Inc · Struck by flying object

VICTIM WAS PERF2RMING MAINTENANCE/REPAIR ON S & S FEEDER DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE FEEDER WAS ENERGIZED MOMENTARILY AT SUCH TIME A SCREWDRIVER BEING USED FOR ALIGHMENT PURPOSES WAS THROWN AG AINST VICTIMS F5CE CAUSING FACIAL INJURY FRACTURED NOSE

1987 · 7 incidents

June 6, 1987 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Van Hooser Mining & Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM WAS LIFT3NG A TIMBER ON THE OUTSIDE AREA OF THE MINE. VICTIM ALLEDGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING TIMBER.

June 2, 1987 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Van Hooser Mining & Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS DRIL5ING WITH A 'HANDRILL' AND ASSEGED THAT HE AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING INJURY PERTAINING TO A PULLED BACK MUSCLE.VICTIM ONLY WORKED 3 HOURS AND WAS ONLY EMPLOYED 3 HOURS AT THIA S MINE. 3

April 9, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Van Hooser Mining & Construction Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CONT MINER CABL9 JERKED MINER HELPERS FEET FROM UNDER HIM AND UPON FALLING, THE HELPER FRACTURED HIS RT LEG. LEG HAD BEEN BROLKEN PREVIOUSLY

March 31, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Van Hooser Mining & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ACCIDENT VICTIM3WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A BOLT FELL DOWN FROM THE MACHINE AND ACTUATED THE MACHINE LEVER,CAUSING THE DRILL POT TO ASCEND RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE LEFT HAND PHALANGE S OF THE BOLT M5CHINE OPERATOR.THE MACHINE AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED.

March 9, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Van Hooser Mining & Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS SETT3NG WATER PUMP WHEN HE AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING INJURY (HERNIA) RECEIVED ON A PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE'S JOB LOCATION. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO OPERATOR FOR MANY DAYS.

1983 · 2 incidents

February 18, 1983 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peanut Coal Company · Struck by falling object

TAKING DOWN MOTOR BARN, BOARD FELL AND HIT IN FACE.

February 7, 1983 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peanut Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FIRST 3 FINGERS R HAND MASHED BETWEEN 2 ROCKS INDEX FINGER ON RT HAND BROKEN

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