Mining Incidents

Benham Preparation Plant Coal

Catenary Coal Company · Facility
Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Benham, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511832

MSHA record for Benham Preparation Plant (mine ID 1511832). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

September 19, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benham Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REMOVING THE DRIVE BELTS FROM THE CLEAN COAL PUMP BY RIDING THE BELTS OFF THE PULLEY BY PULLING THE BELTS BY HAND POWER WHILE PULLING THE BELT OFF HIS FINGER TIP WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY AND UNDERSIDE OF V-BELT ACCIDENT CAUSED LACERATION AND FX TO END OF RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND

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