Mining Incidents

Tangent Mining Co Inc Coal

Controlled by Haywood Billy H
Lackey, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1505333

MSHA record for Tangent Mining Co Inc (mine ID 1505333). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

March 28, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS

March 25, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO COAL,SAND AND ROCK DUST.

February 25, 1988 KY · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
National Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WITH LATHE RUNNING, HE WAS CLEANING OUT METAL CUTTING INSIDE GEAR CASE WHILE GEAR CASE WAS TURNING, THE GEAR CASE CAUGHT HIS HAND PULLING INTO BORING BAR.

1987 · 4 incidents

September 28, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Mines Corp · Fall from machine

LOADING COAL WI7H ENDLOADER AND WHILE HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF LOADER TWISTED HIS BACK AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

September 3, 1987 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
National Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A LOADER OPERAT2R WAS SETTING A BUNDLE OF BELT STRUCTURE ON THE GROUND & INJURED EMPLOYEE WENT AROUNT ENDLOADER TO THE FRONT OUT OF SIGHT OF OPERATOR & REACHED UNDER LOADER BUCKET TO UNHOOK CH AIN WHILE BUCKE7 WAS STILL BEING LOWERED BUCKET CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN TOOTH ON BUCKET & BELT STRUCTURE

May 26, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Mines Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING HYDRAUL3C HOSE ON ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS USING AN OPEN END WRENCH AND HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE HAMMER TO HIT HIS THUMB.

March 6, 1987 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
National Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING METAL W3TH A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF ANGLE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND UNDER IT.

1986 · 1 incident

October 4, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REPLACING STEEL3HOSE ON DOZER PUSHING END OF STEEL PIPE WITH BAR AND BAR SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE HE WAS HOLDING AND ANOTHER PIPE

1985 · 1 incident

September 3, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Mines Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING KING PINS FROM FRONT END OF TRUCK USING PUNCH AND HAMMER.

1984 · 2 incidents

June 11, 1984 KY · Coal superintendent DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EXPOSURE TO COAL, SAND AND ROCK DUST IN AND AROUND UNDERGROUND COAL MINES.

April 4, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Mines Corp · Fall from machine

BACK INJURY DUE TO SLIPPING & FALLING FROM TRUCK.

1983 · 2 incidents

August 23, 1983 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
National Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING A PORTABLE FAN ON WORK BENCH WHILE FAN WAS STILL RUNNING & FINGER WENT THROUGH FAN GUARD.

March 11, 1983 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Mines Corp · Fall from machine

IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE MACHINE WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED & F ELL ON THE TRACKS & BLADE ARM OF DOZER.

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