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No 7 Mine Coal

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Underground

Controlled by Williams Companies Inc

Kimper, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1512326

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 1983–1984
Latest incident: Aug 1984

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1984 · 1 incident

August 31, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FAULT IN ROOF CAUSED ROOF FALL APPROX 140\ OUTBY SPAD #3884 IN #1 ENTRY, THIS FALL IS APPROX 4\ THICK, 18\ WIDE, AND 40\ LONG. THIS AREA HAD SHOWN SIGNS OF WEAKING AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SUCH CRIBS HAD BEEN SET, THIS AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF

1983 · 4 incidents

September 23, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING TOP PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL CATCHING LEFT HAND AGAINST HEAD OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE

April 22, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ENTRIES DRIVEN THRU A FAULT AREA WITH WEAK IMMEDIATE ROOF THE TOP SHIFTED CAUSING STRATA TO SEPARATE SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING A FALL IN THE INTERSECTION

March 17, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WITH ALREADY WEAK STRATA FOR IMMEDIATE ROOF -TOP SHIFTED CAUSING CRACKS AND ROOF FALL.STEPS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO SECURE TOP ..RESIN BOLTING AND CRIBS INSTALLED.

January 26, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER STEEL BECAME LODGED IN TOP WHILE TRYING TO FREE STEEL IT CAME LOOSE FALLING AND STRIKING LEFT HAND BROKEN BONE TO THUMB AND F OREFINGER