Mining Incidents

Emmylou Mine Coal

Old South Mining Corp · Underground
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513133

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

July 18, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old South Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHEN FOREMAN FIREBOSS SECTION PRIOR TO START OF NORMAL SHIFT. THE FALL OCCURRED 12 X-CUTS OUTBY FACE OF 002 SECTION SEE ENCL. SKETCH. FALL WAS 16'-18'X 45' LONG 6' T O 8' HIGH. (FALL IN #2 ENTRY OF 8 ENTRY SECTION).

March 23, 1990 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old South Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL DIDNT REPORT FOR WORK 3-26.TOLD CO THAT PM HAD SWELLING IN LOWER ABDOMEN,DR SAID POSSIBLE RUPTURE.(TREATED FOR MASSIVE INTERNAL CANCER 1980,SAME SYMPTOMS.)

1989 · 1 incident

September 11, 1989 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old South Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL PUTTING TIRE ON BATTERY POWERED SCOOP AND STRAINE D BACK LIFTING WHEEL.

1985 · 1 incident

April 26, 1985 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Old South Mining Corp · Contact with electrical current

ELECTRICIAN FROM LOCAL ELECTRICAL MFG. CO. (CONTRACTOR) WAS CHECKING TRANSFORMER IN SURFACE SUB STATION AND NEGLECTED TO DIS-ENGAGE ALL THE POWER DISCONNECTS, LEAVING ONE ENGAGED. ICTIM CAME I N CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED TRANSFORMER. CAUSING BURNS ON ABDOMEN AND RIGHT ARM.

1984 · 1 incident

January 12, 1984 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old South Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE ROCKS THAT HAD FROZEN AT THE DISCHARGE END OF A REFUSE CHUTE HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE REFUSE PILE LANDING IN A VERTICAL POSITION AND CAUSING INJURY TO BOT H ANKLES