Mining Incidents

No 15 Surface Coal

Controlled by Energy Management Corp
Davella, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513382

MSHA record for No 15 Surface (mine ID 1513382). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

March 17, 1986 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck by flying object

DUST BLEW IN EM1LOYEE'S EYE DURING A STRONG WIND CUTTING THE CORNEA OF EYE.

1985 · 8 incidents

December 16, 1985 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING LOADER AND RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY BOUNCING EMPLOYEE INTO STEERING WHEEL CAUSING BRUISES TO RIBS.

December 3, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BU3LDING UP A PTO DRIVE,WHEN DRIVING ASHAFT INTO THE GEAR HOASING A METAL FRAGMENT BROKE OFF THE EDGE OF SHAFT AND STRUCK THE RIGHT CORNER OF LOWER LIP OF THE MOUTH.

September 28, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DRILL HE BROKE A BOLT LOOSE HIS ARM HIT A GOUGH PIN CUTTING LEFT FOREARM.

August 15, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING COAL TRUCK BACK TO PIT.HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED AND INJURY TO LOWER BACK.

January 2, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL FUELING UP TRUCK.WHEN EMPL DISMOUNTED TRUCK HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HE STEPPED ONTO MUDDY GROUND.

1984 · 5 incidents

November 26, 1984 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING AT WELDING JOB TO BE PERFORMED ON DOZER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON GRILL OF DOZER THAT WAS ON HINGES CAUSING A SERIOUS CUT TO HEAD.

September 21, 1984 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER A ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF LOADER BUCKET CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN OUT OF SEAT.

July 10, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck against stationary object

EMPL REPLACING SEALS IN DIFFERENTIAL.MOVED ARM AND STUCK A WIRE IN IT.

February 29, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A 1200 & 24 TREE DOWN WITH TIRE HAMMER. WHEN ATTEMTPING TO HIT RUBBER PART OF TIRE, HE HIT RIM AND HAMMER BOUNCED OFF AND HIT LEG CAUSING THE LEG TO BE CUT.

January 9, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM FUEL TRUCK ONTO DOZER TRACK TO FUEL MACHINE DOZER WAS IN REVERSE AND TRAPPED EMPLOYEES FOOT BETWEEN THE FUEL TRUCK AND DOZER

1983 · 5 incidents

October 6, 1983 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey OTHER
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING MATERIALS TO SHOT AREA WHEN A BEE FLEW INTO WINDOW AND STUNG EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE

August 4, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MECHANIC WAS CHANGING TRANSFER GEAR CASE OIL IN A 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK GEAR OIL SPILLED ON HIS HANDS MECHANIC SUFFERED A CHEMICAL REACTION RESULTING IN BLISTERED HANDS

June 2, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN CAB OF ROCK TRUCK WHILE BEING LOADED WITH ROCK A LARGE BOULDER THAT WAS BEING LOADED JARRED THE TRUCK AND EMPLOYEE ON IMPACT CAUSING A BACK INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE

May 25, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CLUTCH ON WATER TRUCK WHEEL OF TRUCK WAS BLOCKED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON IT TRUCK ROLLED OVER BLOCK WHEN IT WAS STARTED EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM WATER TRUCK WHEN IT S TARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS NOT SECURELY BLOCKED BEFORE BEING WORKED ON

January 6, 1983 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator ELECTRICAL
Energy Coal Income Partnership · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF BOOSTING A LIGHT PLANT THE BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING ACID TO GO INTO EYES AND BATTERY TO HIT RIGHT HAND

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The full compliance file on No 15 Surface

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.