EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE DUMP WHEN ANOTHER ROCK SLID DOWN ON HIS FINGER.
#1: 36 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1516218). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 36
- Years on record
- 1992–1997
- Latest incident
- Jul 1997
- J & N Mining Company Inc 1987 to 1989
- Pick & Shovel Mining Inc 1989 to 1991
- Plateau Fuels Inc 1991 to 1991
- Beaver Creek Mining Inc 1991 to 1994
- Daves Branch Inc 1994 to 1998
- 3-D Mining Inc 1998 to present
- Spud Mining Inc 1999 to 1999
#1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reportable incidents
36 on file1997 · 6 incidents
ROCK FALL 2 CROSS CUTS INBY SPAD #1559 THE FALL WAS HIT CAN'T BE DETERMINED HOW WIDE IT WAS. THE FALL ABOUT 470'L.
ROCK FALL AT SPAD 1563. THE FALL WAS 4' T IN THE THICKNESS THE FALL WAS ABOUT 60' WIDE.
ROCK FALL AT SPAD #1482 36" THICK 20' LONG 80' WIDE.
ROOF FALL 5O' FT OUTBY SPAD #1580 THICKNESS 4' +25' WIDE 20' LONG.
THE FALL WAS ABOUT 200' FROM THE FACE IT WAS ABOUT 70' LONG, THICKNESS UNKNOWN.
1996 · 8 incidents
FALL WAS 1100 FT OUTBY FACE. IT WAS ABOUT 60' LONG FROM 5' TO 6' THICK.
EE WAS LIFTING BOX OF BLUE TO PUT ON BOLTE WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURED.
THE FALL WAS 600' FROM FACE ABOUT 130' L ABOUT 5 TO 6'T.
THE FALL WAS 30'FROM THE FACE ABOUT 70' LONG ABOUT 5 TO 6' THICK.
THE FALL WAS FOUND ON THE PRE SHIFT IT IS ABOUT 360 ' OUTBY THE FACE IT WAS ABOUT 180' LONG THICK WAS UNKNOWN
THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE PRESHIFT I WAS ABOUT 180 FT OUTBY FACE AND WAS ABOUT 60'LONG THICKNESS UNKNOWN.
EE WAS CUTTING COAL IN 1 HEADING WHRE ON PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING THE EE IN THE BACK.
DRIVER WAS STRIPPING A BROKEN WIRE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGERS.
1994 · 3 incidents
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF WHILE EE WAS ON HIS WAY OUTSIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING EQUIPMENT WITH STEAM CLEANER. EMPLOYEE SPRAYED FOOT WITH HOT PRESSURE WATER. THE WATER PRESSURE CUT THROUGH WORK BOOT AND BURNED TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF AT BOLT MACHINE CABLE HAD TO PIN HOLE IN IT THE BOTTOM WORKED THRU CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO GET SMALL ELECTRICAL SHOCK
1993 · 10 incidents
A BARRON BLOCKIN THE OUTER LAYING SEAM ADD EKEM DRYER TO TOP LOOSE TO FALL IN THE BELT ENTRY.
BEAR BLOCK IN THE OUR LAYING SOON LOOSE DOWN #1  ENTRY WHIHC WAS RESIN INOR RETURN AIR CONVEYOR TO HAVE AROOF FALL IN THE FIRST SECTION #1 ENTRY WAS BLOW UP REBOLTED CRIB AND TIMBER OFF TO SERVEY AREA.
IT WAS A CONTINUATION OF A PRIOR FALL ON THE #1 BELT.
SUPPORTED EE WAS LOADING ROCK DIRT MACHINE IN SCOOP BURFIT AND THE TRUCK OF THE LOOP ACCIDENTLY PIP UP BUCKET PINNING EE AGAINST TOP.
BOLTER MACHINE MOVED SIDEWAYS HIT OPERATOR ON KNEE
UPON MAKING XXXX OF RETURN A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN OLD SOUTHWEST MAIN. AREA WAS TIMBER OFF AND DANGERED OFF.
ROOF FALL IN 7 HEADING.
ROOF FALL ON RETURN STEP OVERBRATICE LINE TO RESUME RETURNING
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING SCOOP & RUN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY BOUNCE HIM UP & HARD HAT HIT TOP CUTTING HIS LEFT EYEL LID.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING RIBS ON SECTION HE WAS SHOVELING AN UNDERCUT & A PIECE OF COAL ROLLED OFF RIB & STRUCK EMPLOYEE R LEG & KNOCKED HIM DOWN
1992 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND ACCIDENTLY FELL AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON ANCHOR PIN WHICH ANCHORED TAIL PIECE DOWN ON #1 BELT.
ROOF FALL IN SECTION ROOF FALL AFTER WORKING HOURS.
BEARINGS WAS SMOKING ON TAILPIECE AND A SMALL POSTION COAL DUST UNDER BEARING WAS SMOKING A PIECE OF DRAW HAD FALLEN AND BROKE WATERLINE EE WAS SENT TO GET TWO BUCKETS OF WATER WHEN EE CAME BA CK WITH WATER EE COMPLAINED PIECE OF DRAWROCK HAD FALLEN ON LEFT SHOULDER POURED WATER ON SMOKE SHOVELED IT INTO 2 5 GALLON BUCKETS AND PUT IT IN WATERHOLE.
#5 INTAKE ROADWAY ROOF FALL.
EMPL PUTTING STEEL UP AND BOLTER POT CAUGHT HAND AGAINST ROOF.
EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY WAS TAMPING WITH BATTERIES ON SMALL CART BUGGY, WHICH DEFINITELY WAS NOT HIS JOB.
EE DID NOT REPORT TO OR NOTIFY ANYONE OF INJURY UNTIL A LATER DATE ALSO STATE POSSIBILITY COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT HOME MOVING DRYER
EE SUPPOSEDLY MISPLACE HAND ON BOLTER HE WAS PUTTING RIP ROOF BOLTS IN ROOF AND DRILLED 3/4 INCH HOLE THE SAME SIZE AN DRILL STEEL THRU HAND COMPLETELY.
I.NAME PICKING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE.LEFT HAND INJURED WHEN HE TRIED TO GET LARGE ROCK OFF TAILPIECE AND LEFT HAND GOT WEDGED AGAINST TOP OF ROOF IN MINE.