Mining Incidents

#2 Surface Coal

Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Royalton, Magoffin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1506285

MSHA record for #2 Surface (mine ID 1506285). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Sep 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1989 · 6 incidents

September 26, 1989 KY · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wolverine Mining Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING OFF PORCH TO TAKE THE MAIL, HER FOOT WEWNT IN HOLE IN PORCH FLOOR AND TRIPPED HER. SHE CAUGHT THE RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING DOWN STEPS.

August 31, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wolverine Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD SHUT DOWN DOZER READY TO GO HOME, HE TRUENED AROUND TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND HIS LEFT SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF PLACE.

June 24, 1989 KY · Coal security guard, watchman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wolverine Mining Corp · Struck by flying object

EE WAS HELPING PUT A C-B RADIO IN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE WAS BEATING ON A CHIESEL, A PIECE OF SMALL METAL FLEW OFF AND WENT IN RIGHT THIGH.

May 5, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RE-OCCURENCE OF BACK INJURY FROM ACCIDENT 10-27-88.

March 2, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK TO DUMP LOAD WHILE CLIMBING UP HILL TRUCK QUIT PULLING BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD & ENGINE DIED. TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD & EMPL JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.

February 21, 1989 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wolverine Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND OIL TRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT STUCK IN MUD, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD.

1988 · 3 incidents

October 27, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING UP COAL WITH LOADER AND THE LOADER SLID INTO A DITCH.

August 11, 1988 KY · Coal supply man, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wolverine Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP PARTS FROM WHAYNE SUPPLY DROP BOX WHEN LID ON BOX FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN CHEST

June 20, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS BACKING TRUCK OFF DRILL BENCH WHEN BRAKES FAILED ON TRUCK TRUCK ROAD UP ON BEARM & OVER TURNED

1987 · 3 incidents

November 2, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMP WAS DRIVING3ROCK TRUCK TO DUMP, AS HE WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL HE NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD AND THE ENGINE DIED, HE JUMPED OUT OF G TRUCK

March 27, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wolverine Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GETTING OFF3THE BACKHOE AND KNEE POPPED OUT OF PLACE.WAS HURTING QUITE A BIT BUT RUBBED IT AND KEPT ON WORKING REST OF DAY.AT THE END OF SHIFT, KNEE WAS SWOLLEN QUITE A BIT.

1986 · 1 incident

November 4, 1986 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wolverine Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REPAIRING FRAME3ON R50 EUCLID PUTTING FLAT METAL ON EUCLID WHILE LIFTING UP METAL TO PUT ON FRAME PAIN IN LOWER BACK OCCURRED

1983 · 1 incident

October 13, 1983 KY · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS OPERATING R 50 FOR HAULING OVERBURDEN TO A DESIGNATED AREA HE WAS DRIVING OUT OF A LOADING AREA WHEN IT BEGAN RAINING THE AREA BECAME SLICK THE TRUCK SLID BACK DOWN INTO THE WORK AR REA AND OVERTURNED

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