Mining Incidents

Coal Mac #16 Surface Coal

Coal Mac Inc · Surface
Controlled by John Mitch Potter
Eastern, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513231

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 19, 1987 KY · Coal drill operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A GARDNER DENVER 16 HIGHWALL DRILL EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING NEAR A THIRTY FOOT HIGHWALL WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING DIRT AND MUD FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL COMPLETELY COVERING THE EMPLOYEE INSID9 DRILL CAB AND ALSO COVERING THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE DRILL THE FORCE OF THE DIRT AND MUD CRUSHED THE CAB OF THE DRILL RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE EMPLOYEE

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 4 incidents

October 22, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Mac Inc · Fall from machine

AFTER GREASING DOZER EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING MACHINE WHEN HE TURNED HIS ANKLE ON THE DOZER TRACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE ALLEGED PAIN AND SWELLING TO ANKLE.

August 5, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Mac Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF A WATER TRUCK WHEN HE ALLEGED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

March 5, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Mac Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO DOZER UNHOOKING CABLE WHEN ENTERING DOZER AND REACHING TO CLOSE DOOR EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE PULLED IN LOWER BACK AREA.

February 4, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Coal Mac Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

02005-92 RECURRENCE ALLEGED-SAME BACK PROBLEM

1991 · 2 incidents

September 27, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Mac Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST UNLOADED A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FROM HIS TRACTOR RIG.HE WAS THEN IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE RIG.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN THE LOW-BOY AND SLIPPED TO THE GROUND A LLEGING PAIN IN HIP AREA.

March 1, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Coal Mac Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACK DRAGGING HAUL ROAD WHEN HE STATED HE BACKED OVER A SMALL ROCK LYING IN ROADWAY EE ALLEDGES INUURY TO LOWER BACK AREA.

1989 · 1 incident

November 28, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Coal Mac Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PICKUP FAILED TO START EMP TIGHTENDED BATTERY TERMINALS AND BATTERY EXPLODED BATTERY ACID WENT INTO EMP EYES

1988 · 1 incident

May 17, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL COMPLETED WORK WHILFT WHILE LAYING ON COUCH AT HOM EMPL STATED HE FELT SORENESS IN LOWER BACK AND LEG EMPL ALLEGED POSSIBLE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE LOADING ROCK WITH 992 C CATERPILLAR FRONT END LOADER 5-19-88 I NAME CALLED OFFICE TO SAY HE HAD BEEN TO DR SAYING POSSIBLE BACK PROBLEM