Mining Incidents

No 4 Mine Coal

Controlled by Elmer Jent
Buckhorn, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514167

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

October 5, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HITTING O3 CHISEL WITH HAMMER, PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT HAND.

May 15, 1987 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE SHOT FIRER 8ID NOT FAR ENOUGH IN THE CROSS GOT AWAY FROM PLACE BEING SHOT,BLOCK OF COAL BOUNCED & HIT HIM ON THE CHEEK & SHOULDER 3 STITCHES PUT IN CUT ON CHEEK.

March 30, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BOOM.LI0T JACK PISTON OFF OF CUTTING MACHINE.

1986 · 2 incidents

September 30, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS HELP3NG GET A CUTTER CHAIN FROM ON A JOY 16 CUTTING MACHINE I HAD MY HAND BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE FRAME OF THE CUTTING MACHUNE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVED THE JACK AND CAUGHT MY HAN D 3

August 15, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

ONE EMPLOYEE WA8 HOLDING A HAMMER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER