Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Controlled by Dennis Jones
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513719

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1988 · 4 incidents

November 7, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WORKER WAS MOVING FROM ONE ROOF BOLT TO ANOTHER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE

September 26, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS HELPING WITH BELT STRUCTURE LIFTING AND CLEANING IT WHEN HE STRAINED BACK WORKER TRIED TO WORK OFF AND ON UNTIL PAIN GOT WORSE AND ON 10-28-88 WORKER HAD TO STOP

February 23, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING COAL SCOOP TRANSPORTING COAL FROM WORKING FACE TO DUMP.RAN SCOOP INTO COAL RIB AND INJURED RIGHT ARM WHEN SCOOP HIT COAL RIB.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 5, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 TAKEN GUARD OFF THE TAIL ROLLER TO CLEAN AND GREASE AROUND THE TAILPIECE. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE CONVEYOR BELT, CATCHING HIS RIGHT ARM IN THE IDLE ROLLER. HIS RIGHT ARM WAS B9OKEN TWICE, BELOW AND ABOVE THE ELBOW.

June 1, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN ADJOINING SECTION WHEN COAL WAS SHOT CAUSING DUST TO GET INTO EYES. SAFETY GOGGLES ARE AVAILABLE TO W ORKER