Mining Incidents

#1 Strip Coal

White Oak Coal Corp · Surface
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1508375

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1988 · 1 incident

June 23, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
White Oak Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING HAULBACK TRUCK THE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL DOWN BREAKING THE FUEL LINE THIS CAUSED POWER FAILURE WHICH CAUSED TRUCK TO RUN INTO SAFETY BERM THE DRIVER SUFFERE BACK DAMAGE- COMPRESSION OF L2

1986 · 1 incident

January 1, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
White Oak Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDER WORKING 2N GRIZZLY WHEN LEGS FELL THROUGH ARMS WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO PUSH HIMSELF OUT.