Mining Incidents

#2 Mine Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Brookside, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511072

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 21, 1986 KY · Coal security guard, watchman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Gabriel Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATIN1 A 644B FRONT END LOADER WHEN UNKNOWINGLY & WITHOUT THE OWNERS PERMISSION THE LOADER RAN OVER AN EMBANKMENT THROWING VICTIM OUT & LANDING ON TOP OF HIM CRUSHING HIM.

Reportable incidents

18 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 1 incident

June 10, 1994 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Struck by flying object

THE INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP. HE WAS DRILLING THRU A STEEL STRAP AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE STRAP FLEW IN HIS EYE.

1993 · 5 incidents

August 4, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE INJURED WAS PULLING BRIDGE CABLE HE PULLED AND FELT PAIN BACK ALSO HIS FINGER AND LEGS WENT NUMB.

June 18, 1993 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED WAS MOVING MINER ACROSS THE SECTION HE RAN INTO A STEEL STRAP THAT WAS HANGING DOWN

May 18, 1993 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE AT END OF TRACK HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STRUCTURE AND TURNED TO PUT IT ON FLAT CAR, HE FELT PAIN ON LOWER BACK.

February 23, 1993 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UN-INTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE #5 BELTLINE THE FALL IS 25' LONG 15' WIDE QAND 4' THICK. THE AREA IS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED.

1992 · 3 incidents

December 31, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS PULLING ROCK OFF BELTLINE THE ROCK TURNED AND SLIPPED OFF BELT AND FELL ON IS FOOT CUTTING IT.

June 8, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS HELPING LOAD A STARTING BOX INTO RAIL RUNNER WHEN BOX SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER AND CUTTING IT.

May 26, 1992 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper MACHINERY
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ LAYING A CURVE USING A RAIL BENDER.MOVING IT UP THE RAIL WHEN FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

1990 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1990 KY · Coal supply man, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE VICTIM WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE FROM A FLAT CAR, WHEN HE PICKED A PIECE OF STRUCTURE UP AND TURNED TO DROP IT HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

September 21, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS HAULING COAL FROM #2 MINE HE HAD JUST LEFT THE MINE SITE LOADED WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING BROKE A AXEL CAUSING IT TO FREE WHEEL THE INJURED JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK FALLING ON T HE HAUL ROAD

1987 · 1 incident

July 23, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lee W Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS SETTING3ROOF JACKS HE HAD TURNED AROUND TO GET ANOTHER JACK AND TURNED BACK AROUND TO SETR THE JACK HE BUMPED HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A ROOF JACK CAUSING THE INJURY TO H IS ELBOW

1983 · 6 incidents