Mining Incidents

No 3 Surface Coal

Controlled by Thornberry James T
Red Bush, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513001

MSHA record for No 3 Surface (mine ID 1513001). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

November 27, 1984 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbonex Industries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE WATER IN A CAT D8K DOZER. HE TURNED THE CAP FOR PREASURE RELEASE ONLY AND THE CAP BLEW OFF, THUS CAUSING HOT WATER AND STEAM 180 TO 200 DEGREES TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE AND LEFT ARM. SCALDING AND LISTERING OCCURED.

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