Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Big Man Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Elliott Layton
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514194

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1514194). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
May 1990

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 5, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J & S Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY FACE AREA. SIZE OF THE FALL WAS APPROX 25\ LONG, 12 TO 14\ WIDE AND 8" THICK

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 1 incident

May 14, 1990 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Dale Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTER OPER AND INJ PERSON FAILED TO RE POSITION TRAM LEVERS BEFOR RF BOLTER ENGERGIZED

1987 · 1 incident

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