Mining Incidents

Black Oak #1 Deep Mine Coal

Controlled by Reading & Bates Corp
Redfox, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510575

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

April 16, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SP2T-BOLTING AN AREA OF THE MINE ROOF.AS HE LET THE ROOF DRILL CANOPY AGAINST THE MINE ROOF, A PIECE OF SMALL DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.

March 24, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING IN A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN A ROOF BOLT IN THE MINE ROOF CAUGHT HIS LEFT HGIP AND ROLLED HIM OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET AND ONTO THE MINE FLOOR.

1986 · 9 incidents

December 19, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS REMO5ING CURTAIN OUT FROM UNDER ROOF BOLTER ON THE OFF SIDE, HE POSITIONED HIMSELF IN FROM OF REAR TIRE OF MACHINE. THE REAR TIRE RAN OVER LEFT FOOT. EE W ORKED AT FULL CAPACITY ON 12-22-86 B6T DUE TO SORENESS WAS ABSENT 6 DAYS.

December 17, 1986 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS SPLICIN1 A #2 BELT LINE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT BELT WITH KNIFE IT SLIPPED THEREFORE CUTTING EMPLOYEES PALM OF LEFT HAND

September 17, 1986 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING HUB FROM CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN IT CAME LOOSE SUDDENTLY STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER.

August 20, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE WORKING PAN9L OF 3 EAST WAS STOPPED IN THE #6 HEADING DUE TO OUT ROP. THIS AREA CRIBBED AND TIMMERED OFF. THE AREA WAS CHECKED AND FOUND IT HAD FALLEN IN APPROX. 40 FEET INBY, SPAD #1997 APPROX. 25 FEET3LONG, 19 FEET WIDE, 6 FEET HIGH.

August 6, 1986 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS CLENAIN1 OUT WATER HOSE ON CONT MINER THAT WAS STOPPED UP HOT WATER AND STEAM CAME OUT OF HOSE SUDDENLY HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT KNEE

June 1, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL WALKING IN3PARKING LOT TO MINE OFFICE AND FELL DOWN.

1985 · 3 incidents

November 5, 1985 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL ON RE7URN 38 BREAKS OUT-BY 002 SECTION AT 2ND EAST FALL ACROSS #1 & #2 ENTRIES APPROX SIZE 175FT BY 20FT BY 12FT THICK NOT E FOUND BY BELT EXAMINER DURING DAILY EXAMINATION

August 15, 1985 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAWING TIMBER ON PILLAR LINE WHEN SAW CAME OUT OF TIMBER AND C UT THUMB ON LEFT HAND

1984 · 4 incidents

April 26, 1984 KY · Coal brattice man/worker MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ROOFBOLTING AND BACKED INTO THE ROOF CANOPY OF THE BOLT MACHINE.

February 18, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded

POTTER HAD BEEN WORKING AT OUR DEEP MINE ON A REGULAR BASIS AS A REPAIRMAN WHICH REQUIRES WORKING ON YOUR KNEES SEVERAL HOURS DAILY WHEN HIS KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN AND IRITATED AROUND 3 PM ON 2 18 84

February 13, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THREE BREAKS OUTBY FACE OF #1 HEADING A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 001 SECTION FALL WAS APPROX 30X15X4 IT FELL BETWEEN PILLARS OF COAL AT SPAD #556 FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 5 PM ON 2 13 84 AND 700 AM 2 14 84 AND FOUND ON PRESHIFT

January 4, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A LARGE "KETTLE BOTTOM TYPE" ROCK WAS MIXED WITH COAL SEAMS, SANDSTONE, AND SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT WHILE SECTION WAS IDLE, THE FALL OCCURRED. THE FALL OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY, IN THE LAST CROS SCUT TOWARD THE FACE. THIS SECTION HAD BEEN IDLE FOR APPROX. FIVE DAYS.

1983 · 1 incident

November 29, 1983 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WAYNE MILES WAS DRIVING A NAIL IN A BOARD LOCATED INSIDE OF PUMP HOUSE WHEN THE #8 NAIL WAS STRUCK WITH HAMMER IT BECAME DISLODGED AND FLEW UP STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT EYE THIS INJURY CAUSED DAMG DAMAGE TO EYE GLOBE JUST BELOW THE PUPIL