Mining Incidents

Jaco #4 Surface Coal

Controlled by M Lynn Parrish
Endicott, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514044

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

October 27, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG RECLAIMING WORK. HE PULLED HIS D-3 CATERPILLAR DOZER TO A STOP AND WAS GETTING DOWN FROM DOZER TO EAT LUNCH. THE WEATHER WAS A MISTY RAIN. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON TRACKS OF DOZER, HIS F9ET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST TRACK CAUSING A BRUISE TO ELBOW.

May 18, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 5 18 87 I NA4E HAD JUST CLIMBED OFF A DOZER WALKING TOWARD MECHANIC. WHILE WALKING HE SLIPPED ON MUDDY GROUND AND LOSE ROCK LOOSING BALANCE TWISTED RT KNEE, HIP AND L OWER BACK, LOSING CO CONSCIOUSNESS M2MENTARILY. HE DID NOT LEAVE WORK BUT REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN. MR STONE STATES OVER THE MONTHS HE HAD SOME CONSTANT MINOR PAIN. BUT ON 7 30 87 HE REPORTED TO CO OFFICE IN SEVE

May 6, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG MECHANICAL WORK ON A D-9 CATERPILLAR DOZER, WHILE WORKING HE WAS USING A METAL BAR TO LEVERAGE A TOOL. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT RIGHT HAND AGAINST FRAME OR DO ZER. 3

1984 · 1 incident

October 17, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS DRIVING TRACK PIN IN T RACK OF CAT 06 DOZER WHEN HE STRUCK PIN WITH HAMMER SLIVERS OF METAL FLEW FROM TRACK & STRUCK EE IN RT HAND & ON NOSE INCISION WOUND IN NOSE 1 STITCH INCISION WO UND IN HAND 7 STITCHES.