Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Controlled by Barrett Maxwell Jr
River, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512167

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jul 1984

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 1, 1984 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator Fatality · OTHER
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

THE HAULAGE BELT HAD GONE DOWN SO PRODUCTION WAS STOPPED AND ALL EMPLOYEES WERE PULLED FROM THE MINE, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT TO THE OUTSIDE WHEN HE SUFFERED A CORONA RY THROMBOSIS, RESULTING IN DEATH AT 3:00 A.M. ON MARCH 2, 1984

Reportable incidents

20 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1984 · 15 incidents

July 25, 1984 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF SHOOTING COAL WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAMP HOLE WITH THE TAMPING STICK HE CAUGHT HIS FOREFINGER ON ROOF PLATE WHICH RESULTED IN A CUT ON HIS FINGER ACROS THE JOINT REQ REQUIRING 4 SUTURES

July 24, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN THE CABLE GOING FORMT HE CATHEAD TO THE BELT STARTER FIRED RESULTING IN FLASH BURNS TO HIS HANDS & FACE.

June 26, 1984 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP BUS WHILE TRAMMING UNDER OVERCAST HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP RESULTING IN STRAINED NECK.

June 11, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE FIRST RIGHT SECTION IN A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN APPROX. 3 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE A PIECE OF DRAW SLTATE FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT RIGHT TEMPLE REGION OF THE HEAD.

May 21, 1984 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS SECTION HE PLACED RIGHT HAND ON BOTTOM CAUSING DISLOCATION OF RIGHT THUMB. STRAINED & TORN LIGAMENTS

May 18, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded

WHILE CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES ACROSS SECTION HIS LEFT KNEE BECAME VERY SORE, ALMOST TO A POINT THAT HE COULDNT SET IT ON BOTTOM

May 15, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS RIDING IN BUCKET OF SCOOP GOING FROM STOPPING TO STOPPING MOVING BLOCKS WHEN SCOOP BUCKET CAUGHT A PIECE OF DROW ROCK AND PULLED IT DOWN ONTO HIS KNEE AND LEG.

May 12, 1984 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SUPPLIES TO FIRST RIGHT SECTION HE STRUCK HEAD AGAINST TOP AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS NECK.

April 17, 1984 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING CUTTER ACROSS SECTION, HIT POWDER WAGON AND JUMP OF CUTTER AND GOT HIM AGAINST RIB

March 30, 1984 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RESETTING TAILPIECE WITH PUSH DRILL GARY WAS TRYING TO HOLD DRILL STEEL WHEN THE STEEL SLIPPED STRIKING GARY ON RIGHT KNEE CAP.

March 29, 1984 KY · Coal scoop car operator ELECTRICAL
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING ROCK ON 3RD SHIFT. THE ROCK FEEDER NEEDED THE POWER TAKING FROM IT. HE WENT TO THE BREAKER BOX, BREAKER WAS APPARENTLY STUCK AND WHEN IT WAS KNOCKED. THE LOOSE BREAKER FIR ED CAUSING EMPLOYEES HAND TO BE BURNED

February 9, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SUPPLIES ON YARD PULLING ON STRAP TO UNLOAD BLOCK WHEN FELT TEAR OR PULL IN RIGHT SIDE

February 2, 1984 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING SCOOP ON 003-0 SECTION.EMPL COMING OUT OF NO 7 ENTRY AND HIT LEFT KNEE AGAINST TOP AND ROOF BOLT.

January 30, 1984 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING METAL, FOOT SLIPPED PULLED BACK

1983 · 5 incidents

December 28, 1983 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Old Mc Donald Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL WITH 482 SCOOP EMPLOYEE RAN INTO RIB OF COAL SEAM CAUSING SCOOP TO BOW AND SLAM HIM INTO TOP AND RIB OF COAL SEAM JAMMING EMPLOYEES HEAD INTO TOP AND RIB EMPLOY EE WAS KNOCKED OUT

April 27, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Almore Mining Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING A 2 TON BATTERY CHANGING HOIST E TOUCHED AN ENERGIZED LEAD WIRE.

March 30, 1983 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Almore Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE TRAMMING CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR INADVERTENTLY KICKED MACHINE OUT OF GEAR CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO GROUND BRUSIING HIS RT RIBS

January 24, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Almore Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKER WAS ON HIS WAY FROM SECTION RIDING A SCOOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF LOOSE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE CAUSING A 1 1/2" LACERATION