Mining Incidents

No 1 Surface Coal

Controlled by Bowlin W H
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512080

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1995
Latest incident
Mar 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1995 · 1 incident

March 17, 1995 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W H Bowlin Coal Company · Fall from machine

HE JUMPED DOWN FROM THE DRILL. HE THOUGHT HE HAD SPRAINED HIS FOOT. IT WAS HURTING THAT NIGHT, 3/17/95. WHEN HE GOT UP SATURDAY 3/18/95, HE COULDN'T WALK ON IT, BUT HE DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL SUNDAY 3/19/95. HE CHIPPED A BONE IN THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

1993 · 1 incident

October 5, 1993 KY · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W H Bowlin Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE SAID HE WAS GETTING INTO POWDER TRAILER TO LOALD BAGS OF POWDER & HIS FEET SLIPPED HE FELL HITTING HIS BACK ON SIDE OF TRAILER HE STATED HIS BACK HURT A LITTLE WHILE BUT HE DID NOT REPORT I T UNTIL APPROX 3 WKS LATER ON 10-05-93 HE HAS WORKED FULL TIME UNTIL HE REPORTED TO WORK ON MON 10-04-93 WITH A SLIP FROM THE EMERGENCY ROOM DATED 10-03-93 STATING HE NEEDED TO GO TO A NEUROS

1988 · 1 incident

October 6, 1988 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
W H Bowlin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

HE WA> USING A DISK GRINDER TO GRIND A BAR ON A CAT DOZER WHEN FRAGMENTS OF STEEL WENT UP UNDER HELMET A SMALL FRAGMENT LODGED IN R. EYE.