Mining Incidents

No 1 Surface Coal

Controlled by Reading & Bates Corp
Carcassonne, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511949

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

June 20, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STARTED TO CLIMB ON LOADER FOOT SLIPPED TRIED TO CATCH WITH LEFT HAND AND HAND CAUGHT IN BETWEEN HAND RAILING AND FRAME

June 17, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON THE LINE-UP SHAFT FOR THE CUTCH IN A WATER TRUCK AND THE HAMMERING RESULTED IN A PIECE OF STEEL FLYING INTO HIS EYE.