Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Brownhorse Mining · Underground
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516719

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1516719). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991

Fatalities at this mine

3 recorded
July 31, 1990 KY · Coal driller operator Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Granny Rose Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXPLOSIVES. A BLASTING ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROX. 2:00 PM ON 7/31/90 ON THE 001-0 SECTION AT GRANNY ROSE COAL CO., NO. 3 MINE, ID 1516719. THREE EMPLOYEE'S WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDE NT.

July 31, 1990 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Granny Rose Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXPLOSIVES. A BLASTING ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM ON 7/31/90 ON THE 001-0 SECTION AT GRANNY ROSE COAL CO., NO. 3 MINE, ID 1516719. THREE EMPLOYEES WERE FATALLY INJURED.

July 31, 1990 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Granny Rose Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXPLOSIVES. A BLASTING ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROX 2:00 PM ON 7/31/90 ON THE 001-0 SECTION AT GRANNY ROSE COAL CO., NO. 3 MINE, ID NO. 1516719. THREE EMPLOYEES WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCI DENT.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 2 incidents

1990 · 1 incident

July 31, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Granny Rose Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GOT DOWN ON SMOKE. (SMOKE FROM THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES. SEE FATAL #'S 37-39)

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