Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine Coal

Controlled by Carlos Griffith
Raven, Ky, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514084

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1514084). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

32 on file

1989 · 11 incidents

August 24, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING UP TURNBUCKLE,BAR JUMPED OUT HITTING HIM IN LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

June 29, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HAULING COAL WITH SCOOP HE HIT A PIECE OF COAL ON ROADWAY THROWING HIS HEAD INTO ROOF

June 13, 1989 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

I NAME WAS HITTING ON CUTTER CHAIN WITH HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL JUMPED OFF CHAIN. HITTING HIM IN THE SIDE OF LEFT KNEE.

April 11, 1989 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAKING POWER MOVE PULLING ON CUTTER CABLE WHEN TWISTED A CERTAIN WAY STRAINE D BACK.

March 30, 1989 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME WAS POURING WATER IN CELL ON SCOOP BATTERY IT SPLASHED ONTO CELL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

March 13, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 6X6FT CEMENT BLOCKS HE TWISTED HIS BACK EMPLOYEE DID THIS ON 022089 HE NEVER REPORTED IT WAS WORK RELATED UNTIL 03-10-89 THATS THE REASON THIS REPORT IS LATE

1988 · 4 incidents

April 11, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF WHILE DRILLING THROUGH ROCK

March 14, 1988 KY · Coal FIRE
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A FIRE OCCURRED ON ROOF BOLTING MACHINE BEING OPERATED IN THE FACE AREA OF THE NO. 4 ROOM ON THE WORKING SECTION. THE FIRE, COULD NOT BE EXTINGUISHED UPON DISCOVERY AND SEALS WERE CREAED AND AFTERWARDS THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAS COMPLETLY DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.

March 11, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WELDED JACK EYES ON H.D. JACK BEFORE IT COOLED HE PICKED IT UP BY PISTON CAUSING HOT OIL TO GO ON HIS FACE.

1987 · 11 incidents

September 14, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

1 MAN KNOCKING 1EAR OFF POWER ROLLER AT BELTHEAD WHEN I.NAME LAID LEFT HAND ACROSS GEAR AT SAME TIME HE HIT GEAR.

August 19, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

#2 BELT BROKE A7 TAIL PIECE.EMPL PULLING ON BELT GETTING IT IN POSITION TO MAKE BELT SPLICE WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.

May 28, 1987 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

CUTTER JUMPED O6T OF GEAR GOING DOWN HILL AND RAN INTO RIB

May 1, 1987 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAD LEFT LEG HA3GING OUT OF DECK ON DRILL AND HIT RIB.

March 26, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO R EMOVE A BLOCK OF COAL FROM AREA OF THE POWER ROLLER, WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED INTO THE POWER ROLLERS, HIS LEFT LEG WAS AMPUTATED AND AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT ARM

March 23, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS DRILLING3TO INSTALL ROOFBOLT WHEN THE STEEL SHOOK A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK LOOSE HITTING HIS WRIST.

1986 · 4 incidents

December 24, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS HANGING 7UTTER CABLE WHEN CUTTER OPERATOR MOVED MACHINE CAUSING IT TO JERK CABLE TWISTING HIS THUMB.

January 28, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FOUND FAULTY RO2F SOFT TOP WITH ROLL IN ROOF 1-24-86 WE CRIBBED ALL 3 SIDES AND QUIT WORKING AREA IT FELL BETWEEN 12 MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM TUESDAY FALL OCCURRED AT LAST OPEN CROSSCUT IN NO6 ENTRIE IN #1 MINE 0023SECTION IT FELL 20 FT WIDE 25 FT LONG 36 IN THICK

1985 · 2 incidents

November 27, 1985 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNEVEN BOTTOM O1ERATOR WAS DRAGGING FOOT OUT OF DECK RAN OVER RIGHT FOOT WITH STEERING TIRE BROKEN BONES ON 2 BIG TOES AND ANKLE ON RIGHT FOOT.

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