Mining Incidents

Grays Knob No 4 Coal

Grays Knob Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Bennett Clyde V
Grays Knob, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512973

MSHA record for Grays Knob No 4 (mine ID 1512973). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1986 · 4 incidents

August 13, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Grays Knob Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER HEA8 HIT EE ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

May 12, 1986 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Grays Knob Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS HOLD3NG A WATERLINE ABOVE SCOOP SO AS TO PUSH A POWER BOX UNDER WATERLINE AND SCOOP RAN OVER FOOT.

March 31, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grays Knob Coal Company · Struck by falling object

STRAPS FELL OF 9OOF BOLTER. WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT STRAPS, HE DROPPED THEM ON FOOT.

1985 · 1 incident

January 3, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grays Knob Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING GEAR ONTO A CUTTER HEAD SHAFT IN MINE SHOP AND FELT PAIN IN BACK

1984 · 4 incidents

October 24, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Grays Knob Coal Company · Struck by falling object

OPERATING SCOOP DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT ON KNEE-BRUISED KNEE.

August 27, 1984 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grays Knob Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON COUPLING FOR BELT DRIVE, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING COUPLING WITH HAMMER AND BLOW GLANCED AND STRUCK 1ST FINGER ON LEFT HAND

1983 · 1 incident

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The full compliance file on Grays Knob No 4

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.