Mining Incidents

No 4 Surface Coal

Controlled by Reading & Bates Corp
Isom, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512085

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

December 8, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DOZER PUSHING MATERIAL TO LOADER STARTED BACKING UP AND OPERATOR SAID DOZER HURT HIS BACK.

1986 · 1 incident

September 17, 1986 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG SERVICE WORK ON DRILL, WHEN FEET SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF OF CAT WALK ON THE GROUND. THIS ACCIDENT IS BEING CHECKED SXXX CLOSELY BY SAFETY AND INSURANCE.