Mountainside Coal Co #1 Coal

Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Surface

Controlled by Damian Caldwell

Haddix, Breathitt County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1514240

MSHA record for Mountainside Coal Co #1 (mine ID 1514240). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1985
Latest incident: Apr 1985

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

April 1, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A DOZER BY SPRAYING ETHER FROM AEROSOL CAN ON THE ENGINE. AFTER SPRAYING THE ENGINE, HE SET THE CAN ON THE BATTERY CAGE, AND IT EXPLODED CAUSING 1 ST AND 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE AND HEAD AND BURNS TO HIS EYES.

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