Mining Incidents

No 7 Coal

T & H Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Taylor Fields
Eastern, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513880

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE. STRAINED BACK.

February 26, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

I,NAME TOLD THE FOREMAN, A SMALL PIECE OF COAL OR ROCK FLEW UP FROM TAILPIECE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK; CUT HIM AND REQUIRED A FEW STITCHES. WE SENT HIM TO THIGHLANDS REGIO NAL MEDICAL CENTER AT PRESTONSBURG, KY.

1989 · 4 incidents

December 11, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PICKING ROCK SAID HE SPRAINED MUSCLE WHILE PULLING ROCK OFF BELT HEAD.

September 8, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T & H Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED NOTIFIED ______ ON 9-12-89 THAT HE FELL ON 9-8-89 AND HURT BACK. WENT TO CHECK ON WATER PUMP TO SEE IF IT WAS OUT OF WATER.

August 31, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
T & H Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL LAST OPEN CROSSCUT ABOUT 2 FT ABOVE END OF BOLTS CRACKED ACROSS RIGHT END PART OF SECTION. CALLED FEDERAL, REPORTED TO FLUBERT PUCKETT. HAD STATED INSPECTOR DAVID MARTIN INSPECTED. T HEN WE PULLED OFF SECTION.

April 27, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING ROCK FROM BELT LINE I NAME THUMPED RIGHT HAND ;WITH LUMP OF COAL

1988 · 5 incidents

December 6, 1988 KY · Coal brattice man/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL SAID 5 OR 6 DAYS EARLIER RAN OVER SHOVEL HANDLE TWISTED BACK NOW WHILE WORKING AT TAI PIECE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.

September 8, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED HIT LEFT THUMB WITH ROCK WHILE PICKING ROCK AT TAILPIECE BROKE THUMB.

February 3, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
T & H Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

4 BLOCKS BACK 001 SECTION,CALLED AND REPORTED FED.MR. RICE CAME UP.WE HAD ALREADY PULLED BACK.ELMO GREEN CAME UP ALSO.

1987 · 6 incidents

December 29, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT BELT HEAD TWISTED HIS BACK AND PINCHED NERVE.

December 18, 1987 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE WORKING O3 CUTTING MACHINE, I NAME BENT OVER STEERING LEVER AND HIT THE LEVER WITH HIS CHEST AND CRACKED CHEST BONE

July 29, 1987 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
T & H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE IS THE CUTTI3G MACHINE OPERATOR.HE COMPLAINS OF BACK TROUBLE.I'M SENDING A COPY OF THE LETTER THE DOCTOR SENT US.HE HAS A REOCCURRING BACK AILMENT.

May 1, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE RUNNING B2LTER,I NAME RAISED HIS HAND UP AND CAUGHT IT ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE.

1986 · 4 incidents

December 30, 1986 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS REPLACI3G SPLICE IN CONVEYOR BELT , THE BELT CLAMPS SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE

August 18, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
T & H Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE TARPING C2AL TRUCK FOOT SLIPPED ON BLOCK OF COAL I.NAME FELL DOWN SIDE OF BED GRABBED A SIDE RAIL AND PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK

March 24, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL AT CONV TA3LPIECE BURSTING BLOCKS OF COAL.1 BLOCK HIT KNEE BRUISED KNEE CAUSED SWELLING & FLUID ON KNEE.

1985 · 1 incident

December 12, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME LIFTING 9OCK OFF BELT LINE.HE WAS GETTING INGUINAL MUSCLE STRAIN.

1984 · 6 incidents

June 27, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM ROOF WHILE I.NAME WAS BOLTING.

April 23, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A BLOCK OF COAL FELL OFF COAL TRUCK BED. HIT I.NAME. IN HEAD WHILE TARPING TRUCK.

1983 · 1 incident

June 9, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRIVER WAS CHECKING UNDER HOOD FO TRUCK WHEN HE CLOSED THE HOOD HIS RING FINGER HE HAD ON A WEDDING RING LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE HOOD LATCH AND IT CUT HIS FINGER OFF