Mining Incidents

No 6-A Mine Coal

Big Hill Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Curtis Francis
Davella, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514432

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1987 · 6 incidents

April 18, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Hill Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME AND OTHE9 EMPLOYEE WERE MAKING A BELT SPLICE ON SAMLL STACKING OUTSIDE. WHILE RELEASING RED DEVILS (AFTER SPLICE WAS MADE) I,NAME'S ARM WAS CAUGHT AND BROKE.

March 6, 1987 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Hill Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LARGE PIECE OF 9OCK HAD FELL ON COAL DRILL AND EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK IN HELPING TO REMOVE THIS

March 5, 1987 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Big Hill Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL INJURING HIS BACK

March 4, 1987 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Hill Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO PUSH ON SHUTTLE CAR THAT HAD GOT STUCKUP. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST SHUTTLE CAR

February 18, 1987 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Hill Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS REMOVIN1 A PIECE OF ROCK THAT HAD GOT CAUGHT IN BELT WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLER

January 2, 1987 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Big Hill Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

SLAG FROM WELDI3G WENT UNDER HOOK AND STROOK EYE LEFT.

1986 · 2 incidents