Mining Incidents

Jaco No 10 Surface Coal

Controlled by M Lynn Parrish
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513227

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

August 6, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK OF A JOHN DEERE 550 TRACTOR WHICH WAS BEING SERVICED-ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TRAMMED THE J.D. 490 EXZCAVATOR BESIDE THE TRACTOR TO HAVE IT SERVICED-WHEN STOPPING THE MACHINE THE BOOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK I,NAME CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE THE ROLL CAGE OF THE TRACTOR CAUSING A FRACTURED JAW & CHEEKBONES.

January 18, 1985 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEES I.NAME #1 AND #2 WERE USING A CAT D7 TRACTOR WITH WINCH WERE PULLING TREES FROM BELOW A BENCH - WHEN A TREE CAME OVER THE BERM IT ROLLED OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE I.NAME #1 IN THE BACK.

1984 · 3 incidents

June 12, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE ALLIGATOR CLAMP TOGETHER ON TRACK ON CAT D9H TRACTOR-WHEN HE STRUCK THE CLAMP A SMALL SLIVER OF METAL FROM THE TRACK FLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEG IN THE UPPER THIGH AREA.

June 11, 1984 KY · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER & PUNCH TO DRIVE BUSHING OUT OF ROLLER FRAME IDLER ON A CAT D9H TRACTOR AND WHILE STRIKING AT PUNCH HE MISSED AND STRUCK HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

April 19, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME THE MECHANIC WAS GUIDING A DOZER WHILE IT WAS BACKING UP TO A TRACK THAT WAS OFF WHILE REPAIRING ROLLER FRAME AS THE SPROCKET SEGMENTS CONTACTED THE TRACK A PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED OFF & STRUCK I.NAME IN THE NECK.