Mining Incidents

No 3 Coal

Bright Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hogg Jim
Skyline, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513067

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

February 12, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bright Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A SECTION OF RO2F COLLASPED DUE TO A PARALLEL HILLSEAM WHICH WAS ENCOUNTERED IN THE #8 ENTRY OF THE 001-0 MMV THE FALL DID NOT RESULT IN DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT

January 15, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bright Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OP WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO TRAM BOLTER OVER A RISE IN MINE FLOOR WHEN BOLTER LUNGED CATCHING OP BETWEEN THE BOLTER & THE COAL RIB THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE OP STATED THAT THE PANIC BAR WAS FOULDER B Y A BLOCK OF CO5L. ALL INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED BY I.NAME MINE FOREMAN & I.NAME INJURED PERSON.

1985 · 1 incident

December 12, 1985 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bright Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

AREA WAS BEING 1REPARED FOR BLASTING IN OESWE RO CREATE A CAVITY IN THE MINE ROOF FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELOCATING THE SECTION LOADING POINT WHEN A PIECE OF SLICK ENSIDED ROOF MATERIAL FELL STR STRIKING EMPLOY9E ON LEFT THIGH