Mining Incidents

Belfry #2 Coal

Controlled by Hugh M Caperton
Sidney, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1505238

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

May 12, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Belfry Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO LIFT COAL SAMPLES INTO CRUSHER, AS HE BEGAN TO LIFT BAG, HE FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK.

1984 · 1 incident

April 3, 1984 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator MACHINERY
Belfry Coal Corp · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING METAL NEAR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO EYES WHEN AN ARC WAS STRUCK