Mining Incidents

Mine #1 Coal

Controlled by Wicker Dan
Mousie, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514605

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 1514605). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

1988 · 1 incident

February 16, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME WAS RETURNING TO THE FACE FROM THE DUMP-HE RAN OVER A LARGE BLOCK OF COAL CAUSING THE SCOOP TO BOUNCE AND CAUSING I,NAME TO BOUNCE-THIS CAUSED THE BACK PAIN HE IS EXPERINCING. PAIN IN T HE UPPER BACK.

1987 · 11 incidents

December 15, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COND. WAS NORMA5, THE BOLTER MAN GOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF BOLTER STEEL AS THEY WERE REINSERTED INTO THE HOLE, AS HE STARTED THE SPIN HIS HAND WAS PULLED ABOUT 3/4 OF A TURN H E JERKED HIS HA3D OUT AND STOPPED THE MACHINE SIMOLTANIOUSLY.

September 24, 1987 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I NAME WAS REMO5ING A CASE OF POWDER FROM THE MAGAZINE (50 #). WE ARE IN LOW COAL 28 IN AS H E PULLED THE CASEOF POWDER TOWARD HIMSELF HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

June 3, 1987 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

COAL WAS BEING 8RILLED IN VERY LOW CONDITIONS AS THE WAGON DRILL WAS BEING PUSHED DEEPER THE STEM BECAME FOULED THIS CAUSED THE GUARD AND HANDLE TO FOUT IN THE TOP. TO FREE THE DRILL I NAMD AN D II NAME WERE 1ULLING AND JERKING ON THE DRILL HE HURT HIS SHOULDER AND NECK.

February 9, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME POSITION9D THE BOLTER & STARTED TO DRILL A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 12" IN DIA 1 1/2" THK DROPPED ON THE CONTROLS JAMMING THE TRAM LEVER & T HE PANIC BAR. THE BOLTER CAME FO RWARD & JAMMED 3.NAME INTO THE RIB. I.NAME HAD A BRUISED STOMACH & MINOR SCRATCHES ON HIS BACK.

January 19, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNPLANNED ROOF 0ALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE THIS FALL OCCURRED IN AN IDLE AREA NEAR SPAD 30175 THIS FALL WAS APPROX 60' LONG 20' WIDE & VARIED IN THICKNESS FROM 35"-55"

January 17, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNPLANNED ROOF 0ALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE THIS FALL OCCURRED ON THE 2 BELT AT SPAD 30154 #1 ENTRY FALL WAS 80' LONG 20' WIDE VARYING IN T HICKNESS FREOM 35"-55"..

January 17, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

IN THE IMMEDIAT9 CROSSCUT THE AREA HAD BEEN CRIBBED AND TIMBERED, DOUBLE ROW, THE FALL OCCURRED IN BETWEEN THE SUPPORTS AREAS AND ON THE NO.2 BELT LINE

January 11, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNPLANNED ROOF 0ALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE THIS FALL OCCURRED IN ANIDLE AREA NEAR SPAD 30197 INBY APPROX 90' LONG 20' WIDE & VARYING IN THICKNESS 35"-55" #2 ENTRY RETURN.

January 10, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNPLANNED ROOF 0ALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE. THIS FALL OCCURRED IN AN IDLE AREA NEAR SPAD 30196 120' LONG 20' WIDE VARYING IN THICKNESS 35"-55" #1 ENTRY RETURN.

1986 · 6 incidents

December 23, 1986 KY · Coal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

AT APPROX 500PM3I.NAME WAS SCRAPING BETWEEN #4 ENT & #3 ENT THE SHOT FIRER FLAGGED THE OTHER SCOOP THAT OP.GAVE A CLEAR SIGNAL (OK) THE SHOT WAS SET OFF BETWEEN #5 & #4 ENT.A SMALL HOLD BLEW THROUGH I.NAME 4AS HIT WITH FLYING COAL VERY MINOR SCRATCHES 1 BRUISED ELBOW

November 27, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED FA5L ABOVE THE ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE ZONE HAD OCCURRED IN THE NUMBER 3 NEUTRAL INTAKE ENTRY, APPROX 40 FT OUTBY THE UNDERGROUND BATTERY CHARGING STATION SPAD 30177 ON 001 WORKING U SECTION ENTRAPP3NG AN S&H BATTERY POWERED SCOOP. THE FALL RANGED IN FROM 6 IN TO 4 FT AND 20X20 NO ONE WAS IN THE MINE AT THE TIME

October 10, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS TRAM4ING TEH BOLTER ACROSS THE SECTION AND HE WAS RIDING ON THE SIDE TRAY THE MACHINE WENT DOWN IN A HOLE (SMALL) AND BOUNCED UP, THE BOUNCING ACTION TOSSED I NAME AGAINST THE LOW ROOF AND DOWN A7ROSS THE BOOM ARMS

April 14, 1986 KY · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME WAS POSI7IONING THE WAGON DRILL FOR THE NEXT HOLE AT THE FACE WHILE PULLING ON THE DRILL HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES

February 7, 1986 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker POWERED HAULAGE
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE DRILL HELPE9 WAS BEING TRANSPORTED ACOSS THE SECTION IN THE DRILL SCOOP THE OPERATOR WAS BURNING AROUND WHEN A SECOND SCOOP-PARKED IN THE CROSS CUT WASHIT TRAPPING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE DEC K & THE BUCKET 2F THE 2 SCOOPS. (LACERATIONS & BROKEN BONES.).

1985 · 4 incidents

May 10, 1985 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME PULLING 6OLTER MACHINE WITH COAL SCOOP AS SCOOP TURNED INTO BREAK THE TOW CHAIN SLIPPED OVER GUARD POST THAT THE CHAIN WAS TIED TO.AS CHAIN SLIPPED LOOSE END OF CHAIN CAUGHT I.NAME LITT LE FINGER AND N9ARLY SEVERED IT.

May 6, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME GOT INTO3SCOOP BUCKET TO BE TRANSPORTED TO SURFACE.LAYED ON LEFT SIDE WITH BATTERY AND SELF-RESCUER EXPOSED TO ROOF.AS SCOOP PROGRESSED IT WENT OVER ROLL IN BOTTOM THIS RAISED HIM HIGH ENOUGH TO CATC2 BATTERY ON ROOF BOLT AND PULL HIM FROM SCOOP.MINOR BRUISES AND SLIGHT ABRASIONS.

April 18, 1985 KY · Coal driller operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Wicker Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

IT SEEM THERE WAS A MISUNDERSANDING BETWEEN THE DRILL MEN AND THE SHOTFIRE THE DRILLMEN WERE DEBATING WHERE TO PLACE THE STEM AND THE SHOTFIRE HEARD ONE SAY (AW GO AHEAD" HE WAS SPEAKING TO TH E DRILL HELPER, THE SHOTFIRE MISTOOK THIS AND SHOT. EYE, EAR, AND LACERATIONS TO THE TWO DRILL MEN RESULTED.

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