Mining Incidents

#5 Coal

T R & H Development Inc · Underground
Controlled by Robert C Ratliff
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514474

MSHA record for #5 (mine ID 1514474). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

April 20, 1992 KY · Coal FIRE
T R & H Development Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE CREW STARTED AT 700 AM. ALL EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING ON A BELT LINE ON SURFACE. AT APPROX 800 AM THE FAN WAS STARTED BECAUSE MEN WERE GOING TO GO UP THE BELT. AT THIS TIME SMOKE WAS DETECT ED. AT THIS TIME WE GET OUT TO FIND ORIGIN OF SMOKE. FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER #1 BELT TAILPIECES. WATER LINE WAS RUN AND AREA WAS CLEARIN APP 1/2 HR FIRE WAS OUT.

1985 · 2 incidents

June 4, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Trojan Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE USING A SANDER ON DRILL A PIECE OF FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO THE LEFT EYE

May 20, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Trojan Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHIEL RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER HE CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN THE PANIC BAR AND THE TOP OF THE ROOF

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