Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Employee retired 6/1/1991. Date of award 4-30-15.
1-C MineCoal
Martin Co. Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Inez, Martin County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1503752
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2015
- Latest incident
- May 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2015 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A CLAMP ON A WATER LINE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE HAMMER GOING INTO HIS THUMB, THE PIECE OF METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED RESULTING IN 4 STITCHES.
2000 · 2 incidents
Accident type, without injuries
A NON INJURY ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF AN IMPOUNDMENT BREAKING THROUGH INTO AN UNDERGROUND MINE. FLOODING OCCURRED INSIDE THE UNDERGROUND MINE AND A DISCHARGE OF SLURRY EXITED THE PORTA LS OF THE 1-C MINE. THE SLURRY ENTERED THE DRAINAGES OF COLDWATER CREEK AND WOLF CREEK. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
(Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP EARLY IN THE SHIFT. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND SAW HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS BASED ON X-R AYS AND A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION INDICATES ARTHRITIS. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS DATING BACK TO 1986.