Mining Incidents

#1-2 Surface Coal

Trosper Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Trosper Julian
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516737

MSHA record for #1-2 Surface (mine ID 1516737). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Aug 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1996 · 1 incident

August 10, 1996 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trosper Mining Inc · Fall from machine

AFTER REPLACING HOIST CABLE EE CLIMBED DOWN OFF THE BACK OF CARRIAGE ENGINE ON SALEM 1500 B AUGER WHEN HE STEPPED ON CARRIAGE FRAME HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH ARM AS HE WAS FALLING STR ECHING LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

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