Mining Incidents

No 6-B Mine Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513527

MSHA record for No 6-B Mine (mine ID 1513527). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

October 28, 1985 KY · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3#3 HEADING TAKING TIRE OFF SCOOP. WHEN HE WAS TAKING THE TIRE OFF THE SCOOP HE PULLED TOO HARD ON THE BREAKER BAR AND HURT HIS BACK. HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT WHEN HE PUT THE TIR E BACK ON THE S7OOP. HE REPORTED THIS INJURY TO US ON 11-22-85.

October 17, 1985 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS READY TO GET OUT OF THE MANTRIP HE SLIPPED & TRIPPED OVER A ROCK & TURNED HIS RT ANKLE HIS RT ANKLE WAS BROKEN

1984 · 4 incidents

December 7, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT ON #2 LEADING-A PIECE OF COAL & ROCK BROKE FROM AROUND THE PLATE & STRUCK HIM ON LEFT KNEE A BONE IN HIS LEFT KNEE WAS BROKEN

November 21, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE FEEDER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A CRIB BLOCK AND SLIPPED OFF AND BROKE HIS LEFT ANKLE.

October 10, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING A S/C. THE S/C RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK & HE WAS THROWN OFF & THE S/C THEN RAN OVER HIS RIGHT FOOT. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS BROKEN.

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