C C C Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL 18' WIDE 18' LONG 0" TO 18" THICK FELL AROUND BOLTS.
#1 Deep Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #1 Deep Mine (mine ID 1508626). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- L P Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1982
- T & L Coal Corp 1982 to 1984
- Cheyenne Coal Corp 1984 to 1986
- Buckeye Springs Coal Inc 1986 to 1988
- C C C Coal Corp 1988 to 1989
- C C C Coal Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#1 Deep Mine sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1989 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
March 12, 1986
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Cheyenne Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
MINE SCOOP HAD 6EEN STUCK IN RUT ON INTAKE TRAVEL WAY AND WAS RAISED UP WITH MATERIAL BEING PLACED UNDER LEFT FRONT WHEEL. WHEN THE SCOOP WAS LEFT DOWN AND STARTED TO TRAM FORWARD AGAIN, ON O F THE STUD BOLT8 BROKE LETING THE WHEEL WEDGE FLY OFF STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT KNEE AND CHIPPING THE BONE. EMPLOYEE WAS 6 FEET TO 8 FEET AWAY FROM THE WHEEL.
1985 · 4 incidents
October 29, 1985
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cheyenne Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS REPLACING A BRAKE CALIPER ON A SCOOP WHILE IN A SITTING POSITION HE WAS HOLDING THE CALIPER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND PULLING UPWARD TO HOLD IT IN LINE AND LEANED FORWARD TO CHECK THE BOTTOM OF THE CALIPER FOR ALIGNMENT THIS MOVEMENT CAUSED THE BOTTOM OF THE CALIPER FOR ALIGNMENT. THIS THIS CAUSED A MUSCLE SPASM IN THE R SIDE OF THE BACK CAUSING DISLOCATION OF 3 RIBS
Cheyenne Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
INJURED PARTY WAS TIMBERING AND CLEANING UP COAL AFTER THE MINER HAD RETREATED FROM THE FACE OF #1 HEADING OF THE 3RD LEFT MAINSS HE HAD JUST FINISHED SETTING A TIMBER WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ME ASURING 42 IN LONG 33 IN WIDE AND 3 TO 5 IN THICK FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS TIMBERS AND SAFETY JACKS STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER LEFT SIDE AND LEFT HIP
Cheyenne Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current
BOLTER POWER CABLE HAD A SMALL PERFORATION THRU OUTER INSULATION, THRU INNER INSULATION TO ONE LEG OF POWER & WAS NOT VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE. INJURED PARTY PLACED HIS RT HAND ONT HE POWER CAB LE IN CRAWLING ACROSS IT AT THE DAMAGED POINT & RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM 240 VOLTS AC POWER.
May 17, 1985
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cheyenne Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING SLATE OFF BELT AND IN TURNING TO HIS LEFT WITHOUT MOVING THE POSITION OF HIS FEET WHICH WERE DIRECTED TO THE FRONT HE STRAINED HIS UPPER LUMBAR AREA
1983 · 1 incident
February 19, 1983
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
ELECTRICAL
T & L Coal Corp · Flash burns (electric)
DISCONNECT SWITCH FOR STACKER BELT ARCED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING POWER IN FOR STACKER BELT DRIVE. DOOR WAS OPEN ON SWITCH BOX.