Mining Incidents

#14 Surface Coal

Controlled by Robert C Billips
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511484

MSHA record for #14 Surface (mine ID 1511484). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1988–1994
Latest incident
Mar 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

March 17, 1994 KY · Coal welder (shop) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HAS FILE FOR BLACK LUN BENEFITS AS PER LETTER RECEIVED FROM HIS ATTORNEY.

March 17, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HAS FILE FOR BLACK LUN BENEFITS AS PER LETTER RECEIVED FROM HIS ATTORNEY.

1993 · 6 incidents

December 3, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED FOR ADJUSTMENT OF RETRAINING BENEFITS. STILL EMPLOYED.

November 15, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOEEE HAS FILED FOR BLACK LUNG CLAIM.

September 17, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED FOR BLACK LUNG CLAIM.

July 15, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE HAS FILED FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFIT PER ENCLOSED LETTER FROM HIS ATTORNEY. EE LEFT OUR EMPLOYMENT 7-15-93 FOR SICKNESS NOT RELATED TO EMPLOYEMENT.

May 12, 1993 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE HAS FILED FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS.

March 30, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE HAS FILED FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS HE IS STILL EE WITH NO LOST WORK DAYS.

1992 · 3 incidents

October 23, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peter Fork Mining Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS DRIVING BEARING ON D-9 DOZER. BEARING CHIPPED AND FLEW INTO EYE.

September 9, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Peter Fork Mining Company · Fall from machine

WHILE OPERATING ROCK TRUCK AND DUMPING DIRT,TRUCK FELL OVER HILL. I.NAME JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.

July 8, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

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1991 · 7 incidents

August 29, 1991 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peter Fork Mining Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

I NAME HAD CUT A SECTION OF CATWALK & THEN TOOK A BREAK UPON RETURNING FROM BREAK HE WALKED OVER SECTION OF CATWALK HE HAD JUST CUT FORGETTING ABOUT HAVING CUT IT JUST MINUTES BEFORE HIS LEG S LIPPED THRU CATWALK CUTTING KNEE CAP

August 26, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peter Fork Mining Company · Fall from machine

BOOT GOT HUNG UP WHEN EE WAS READY TO GET OFF LOADER. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL DOWN TO GROUND HITTING GROUND HE HIT ON FACE AND BRAGED HIMSELF WITH BOTH HANDS.

August 22, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CARRYING JACK OFF LOADER. BUSHING CAME DOWN HITTING AND CUTTING LEFT FOREFINGER.

August 12, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peter Fork Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS STEPPING OFF DOZER. WHEN STEPPING DOWN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

June 30, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RET ON 6 30 91 PNUEMO

May 1, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL HAS LEARNED THAT HE IS SUFFERING FROM DISESASE OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS & WILL BE FILING CLAIM FOR THIS DISEASE.

April 11, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING STUDS ON D-9 DOZER. HEAD ON TRACK OF DOZER ROLLED OVER AND LANDED ON RIGHT HAND.

1990 · 5 incidents

October 4, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peter Fork Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS ON D-9 DOZER TAKING OUT BRAKE. HE WAS ON KNEES KNEES SLIPPED BECAUSE OF RAIN AT TIME.

September 27, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peter Fork Mining Company · Struck by flying object

OTHER WORKER WERE WORKING ON STRAIGHTENING A FRAME ON A LOADER. EE WAS WORKING ON ANOTHER PROJECT 25 FT AND AWAY A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF LOADER FLYING THRU AIR HITTING HIM PENETRATING HIS B ODY AT ARM AND CHEST AREA.

September 17, 1990 KY · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING DRILL BITS.WHILE DOING THIS THE DRILL STEEL FELL DOWN AND HIT RIGHT AHND AND BREAKING AND CUTTING FINGER.

July 10, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Peter Fork Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

STEPPING OFF DOZER & STEPPED ONTO PILE OF DIRT ROCK UNDERNEATH WHEN STEPPED ON THIS CAUSED FOOT TO TURN OVER BRUISING FOOT.

June 18, 1990 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peter Fork Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING OIL DRUMS FELT PAIN IN BACK BUT KEPT WORKING BECAUSE HE HAS CONSTANT ARTHRITIS PAIN & FELT ARTHRITIS WAS REASON FOR PAIN.

1988 · 1 incident

July 11, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peter Fork Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME HAD BEEN DRIVING TRUCK ROCK GOT LODGED BETWEEN WHEELS HE GOT OUT & USING A BAR TRIED TO PULL ROCK BAR SLIPPED WHEN BAR SLIPPED HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK

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