Mining Incidents

No 5 Coal

Sterling Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Ball Ralph
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514587

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1988 · 6 incidents

July 1, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CLEANING UP BELT LINE LIFT SHOVEL AND SPRAIN MUSCLE IN RT SHOULDER

June 6, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SHOVELING BELT OUTSIDE WAS DOWN ON KNEE KNEE LOCKED OR FLEW OUT OF JOINT

March 7, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WAS SMASHED

February 9, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LOADING ROC5 DUST AND STRAINED BACK.

1987 · 3 incidents

November 9, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS ROCK DUSTIN1 AROUND HEADDRIVE PICK UP BAG ROCK DUST & SLIP

August 17, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS SAWING 7IMBER SAW JUMPED AND CUT LEFT POINTER FINGER

April 24, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THROWING HEADER3AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN TOW HEADER. RT HAND SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON END OF FINGER

1986 · 2 incidents

June 12, 1986 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FINGERS MASHED 6ETWEEN ROCK AND ROOF BOLT PLATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ROCK OFF BELT CONVEYOR

March 21, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BEARING3ON LOW-LOW STRUCTURE, AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BEARING AND PRY BAR