Mining Incidents

Mine No 1 Coal

Blaze Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Holben Michael G
Turkey Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512295

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 1512295). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1984–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1993 · 1 incident

February 4, 1993 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Blaze Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF MINER & CANOPY OF MINER.

1992 · 2 incidents

December 2, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Blaze Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

DRILLING TEST HOLE WENT TO PULL STEEL OUT AND TWISTED BACK.

1991 · 1 incident

December 13, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blaze Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CLAIMANT WAS OFF WORK.PREVIOUS 2 DAYS AND CALLED MINE OOFICE AND SAID WIFE WAS IN PIKEVILLE KY HOSPITAL ON 12-16-91 AND 12-17-91 AND CALL MINE OFFICE ON DEC 19,1991 AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK O N 12-13-91.

1985 · 3 incidents

May 9, 1985 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
West Fork Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

ROUGH ROADWAY WHERE BUGGY TRAVELED. INJURED MAN SAID ROUGH ROAD BOUNCED HIM UP INTO CANOPY.

February 26, 1985 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
West Fork Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS GOING TO MOVE HIS ANCHORHE PARKED HIS SHUTTLE CAR LOCKED BRAKE AND GOT OFF TO MOVE ANCHOR THE CAR WAS SETTING ON A SLIGHT GRADE AND BRAKE BLED OFF LETTING CAR D DRIFT ANF CATCH HIS ANKLIES AGAINSGT BOTTOM THE THEN HE TOLD ME HE WAS NOT SURE ABOUT LOCKING BRAKES.

1984 · 2 incidents

November 6, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Fork Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS CLEANING AROUND TAIL PIECE & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

October 3, 1984 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
West Fork Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

RIDING IN IF SCOOP MAN TRYING TO PUSH MACHINE OUTSIDE. IT LIFTED IT UP & PUAHED I.NAME IN AGAINST TOP.

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