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New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Underground

Controlled by Nicholas Saylor

Cranks, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1509340

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 10
Years on record: 1987–1988
Latest incident: Oct 1988

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

July 29, 1987 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING, A PIECE OF THE MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECE FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND BECOM.. XXX BECAME CRUS2ER BENEATH THE ROCK AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

Reportable incidents

9 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 5 incidents

October 14, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ WAS SETTING JACKS AT BACK OF BRIDGE CONVEYOR WHEN JACK FELL ON HAND CAUSING A BRUISE.

June 23, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL MOVING BOLTING MACHINE TO ANOTHER POSITION WHEN MACHINE SPUN AROUND ON SOFT BOTTOM AND SANK IN BOTTOM PINNING EMPL RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN FRAME AND BOTTOM.

April 8, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MINER WAS PULLING UP TIE DOWN STANDS FOR BELT SET UP & STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 18, 1988 KY · Coal STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded

I. NAME'S ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM CONTINUAL AGGRAVATION TO THE KNEES FROM CRAWLING UNDERGROUND IN THE WORKPLACE.

February 18, 1988 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

ROCKDUSTING RETURN AIRCOURSE,STRAINED HIMSELF BY PULLING BAG OF ROCKDUST.

1987 · 4 incidents

December 29, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME DISMOUNTING MANTRIP WHEN KNEE BUMPED UNUSUALLY HARD ON MINE FLOOR.

July 29, 1987 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING, A PIECE OF MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECES FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS SETING JACKS AFTER MINER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND H HIS LEG WAS PIN3ED AGAINST THE RIB A PIECE OF ROCK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL

July 29, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING,M A PIECE OF THE MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTGEDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECES FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND WAS HIT BY A P3ECE OF FALLING ROCK. THIS RESULTED IN BACK INJURIES AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL

March 20, 1987 KY · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING SPLICE A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE BELT CLAMP SLIPPED HITTING HIS KNEE.AND EXAMINATION BY DOCTOR SHOWED NO BONES BROKEN.