Mining Incidents

#1 Shop: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Chas Coal Llc · Surface
Controlled by Broe Companies Inc
Roark, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1507724

MSHA record for #1 Shop (mine ID 1507724). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1985–1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Ownership history
  1. Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc 1974 to 1988
  2. Andalex Resources Inc 1988 to 1993
  3. Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 1993 to 2001
  4. Chas Coal Llc 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Shop sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1994 · 1 incident

June 29, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING STATIONARY GRINDER TO REMOVE METAL BURR FROM A PIECE OF METAL THE METAL ROTATED CAUSING A CUT TO THE PALM OF EMPLOYEES RT HAND

1992 · 1 incident

January 6, 1992 KY · Coal supply man, nipper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Andalex Resources Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRING SUPPLIES FROM THE DOCK BAY TO THE DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. AS HE FELL HE SCRAPED HIS BACK AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL CAUSING THE ABRASION TYPE INJURY.

1991 · 2 incidents

April 2, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS HAMMERING ON TRACK IDLER AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HITTING HIM IN RIGHT KNEE.

1990 · 2 incidents

April 25, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Andalex Resources Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE HAD COMPLETED DRILLING HOLE AND WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE DISENGAGOING ONE DRILL STEEL FROM ANOTHER WHEN THE STEEL PIN THAT LOCKS THE LOWER DRILL STILL BECAME DISLODG ED AND CAME OUT EE JUMPED BACK INTO CAB STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST THE CAB OF THE DRILL COMPARTMENT.

February 20, 1990 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Andalex Resources Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN TAKING OFF LID TO AIR-OIL FILTER, FILTER IS CONNECTED TO LID. THE WEIGHT OF THE LID AND FILTER SHIFTED, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK TO BRACE HIMSELF AGAINST TH E WEIGHT SHIFT, IN DOING SO HIS FEET BECAME ENTANGLED IN AIR HOSES AND HYDRALIC LINES CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE DRILL. FALL WAS APPROX.. 4 FEET FROM DRILL TO GROUND.

1989 · 3 incidents

December 13, 1989 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Andalex Resources Inc · Fall from machine

TRUCK ROLLED AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND EMPLOYEE APPLIED BRAKE AND WHEN TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP HE JUMPED OUT AND FELL ON HAUL ROAD.

December 13, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

FLY ROCK FROM A BLAST FELL THROUGH WINDSHIELD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG.

July 26, 1989 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ON HAUL ROAD WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH ON-COMING COAL TRUCK IN A BLIND CURVE.

1987 · 3 incidents

September 4, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS CHANGING3THE ENGINE OIL IN A CAT TRUCK. HE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE TRUCK AND SLIPPED CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT HIP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9-22-87 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS UNABLE TO WOR K. 3

April 1, 1987 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE CWAS CUTTING3A PIECE OF BELT WITH A KNIFE WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, THE CUT REQIRED 5 STITCHES

January 23, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS DISASSEM6LING A CONTINUOUS MINER SHEAR HEAD GEAR CASE. HE HIT THE SHAFT HOLDING THE GEAR IN PLACE WITH A HAMMER, THE SHAFT FLEW OUT AND THE GEAR FLEW OUT AND THE GEAR FELL DOWN WEDGING LEFT HAND BETWE9N THE GEAR AND THE GEAR CASE. IT CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED NINE STITCHES.

1986 · 3 incidents

October 10, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THEY WERE POURI3G CONCRETE IN A FORM AND HE WAS RAKING IT DOWN WITH A SHOVEL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT LEG HIT THE FORM CAUSING HIS LOWER BACK TO TWIST.

August 15, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS REPAIRIN1 SHUTTLECAR TIRE WHEN HE RAISED THE TIRE INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RT SHOULDER

July 31, 1986 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 RIGGING A SECTION OF STACKER BELT ASSEMBLY AT A NEW UNDERGROUND MINE BEING DEVELOPED. AS HE SWUNG THE 5/8 INCH WIRE ROPE RIGGING HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON APIECE OF TIN COVERING THE BELT ASSEM6LY. HE RECEIVED CUTS TO HIS RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER. THE CUTS REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES IN EACH FINGER.

1985 · 1 incident

June 10, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS SHOVELIN1 ROCK UP FROM AROUND THE ROCK CRUSHER AND WHILE SHOVELING HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST A SHARP PIECE OF METAL CAUSING A CUT TO MIDDLE FINGER.