Mining Incidents

No 6 Mine Coal

Controlled by Jimmy Blanton
Coldiron, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511951

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

December 7, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Harlan Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE STATED THAT 2E WAS HELPING REMOVE ROCK OFF MINER, AND WAS PULLING ON A TIMBER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT AND HE FELL BACKWARDS, HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT.

October 20, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kentucky Harlan Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME OPER BOL7 MACHINE SPOT BOLTING OUTBY PLACES.PUSHING UP ON ROOFBOLT WITH TORQUE WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIS NOSE.DIDNT THINK HE WAS HURT.ON 10-30 EXPERIENCED DIFFICULY IN BREAT HING-WENT TO DR3FOUND HIS NOSE WAS BROKEN.

1985 · 1 incident

September 23, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Harlan Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME STATED AT END OF WORK SHIFT THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING AND THAT HE MIGHT HAVE TO SEE A DR HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DIDNT KNOW HOW HE HURT HIS BACK

1984 · 1 incident

January 5, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Harlan Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JERRY COTTETT WAS HELPING JOHN SMITH THE SECTION FOREMAN REMOVE PIECE ROCK OFF BELT LINE ABOUT 930 AM AND ABOUT 1000AM COLLETT ALLEGED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING AND THAT HE MIGHT HAVE PULLED M USCLE IN HIS BACK

1983 · 2 incidents

September 27, 1983 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kentucky Harlan Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKING OUT OF PILLAR WHEN ROCK FELL ON HEAD OF CM WEIGHT OF ROCK PUSHED CANOPY AGAINST TOP ,EMPL HEAD AND BACK OF NECK AND SHOULDERS THROWN ATAINST TOP OF CANOPY.

June 28, 1983 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky Harlan Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS RIDING BELT AND RAISED HIS HEAD UP AND HIT CROSS OVER.