Mining Incidents

1-S Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Pilgrim, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1504194

MSHA record for 1-S (mine ID 1504194). 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
Latest incident
Oct 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1983 · 7 incidents

October 11, 1983 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCES OF INSTALLING TIMBERS IN A BREAKTHROUGH WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK VICTIM CONTINUED TO WORK BUT WHEN HE ATE HI S LUNCH AND ATTEMPTED TO GET UP FROM A SITTING POSITION HE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SUDDEN PAIN AND WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK

July 25, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR DUTIES AS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOAR. VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTING A LOAD OF COAL FROM THE FACE OF THE 005 SECTION TO THE BELT FEEDER WHEN THE JOY 21SC SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY. VICTIM WAS JOLTED AGAINST THE SEAT RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS TESTICLES. ACCIDEDNT OCCURRED IN THE NOT 4 ENTRY OF THE 005 SECTION ALONG THE ROADWAY AND

June 3, 1983 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS A UTILITY MNA ON THE SECTION WHILE VICTIM WAS NEAR THE FACE AREA OF THE NUMBER 4 ROOM A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE APPROX 3FTX3FTX4IN FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF B OLTS AND STRUCK VICTIM ON THE BACK AND LOWER LEGS THE WORKING PLACE WAS PROPERLY BOLTED ACCORDING TO THE PLAN AT THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE CONTINUOUS MINE

May 25, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin County Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS ON T HE SURFACE AT THE SUPPLY YARD LOADING TIMBERS FROM PILE INTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP. VICTIM PICKED UP A TIMBER & AS HE TURNED TO PLACE IT IN T HE SCOOP BUCKET HE SLIPPED ON MUD & FELL TO THE GROUND. AS VICTIM STRUCK GROUND HIS RIGHT HAND WASS CAUGHT BETWQEEN THE TIMBER & THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED A CONTUSION OF THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND. SWELLING WAS EVIDENT BUT X-R

May 12, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM & HELPER HAD BEEN PERFORMING ROUTINE MAI. ON A C/M. VICTIM PICKED UP A CARRIER BEARING WEIGHING APPROX 50#. VICTIM\S INTENTION WAS TO C ARRY THE BEARING APPROX 60\ & LOAD IT INTO SCOOP BUCKET. AS VICTIM WAS CARRYING THE BEARING HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS BACK VICTIM CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1:15AM.

March 17, 1983 KY · Coal brattice man/worker POWERED HAULAGE
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A 21SC JOY SHUTTLE CAR ON THE 005 SECTION AS VICTIM WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL TOWARD THE BELT FEEDER THE SHUTTLE CAR WENT OVER A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE VIC TIM TO BE JOLTED VICTIM STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK VICTIM CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 100AM THE PAIN BECAME WORSE AND THE VICTIM CEASED WORK AND DROVE HIMSEL

January 10, 1983 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE AT THE MINE APPROX 1:00 PM THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE POWER OUTAGE. VICTIM STEPPED ACROSS BELTLINE & THE PROCESS TWISTED HIS LEFT KN EE.

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