Mining Incidents

Whitetail Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Pilgrim, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514943

MSHA record for Whitetail (mine ID 1514943). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1987 · 1 incident

January 20, 1987 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STRIKING OR BUMPING
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM RAISED A3VENT CURTAIN AND WALKED UNDERNEATH AS HE RAISED UP HE STRUCK A 5 IN INSULATED CABLE HANGER THE HANGER WAS ATACHED TO A ROOF BOLT PLATE. VICTIM SUFERED A 1/4 IN LACERATION OF THE TEMPLE BESI8E THE LEFT EYE. VICTIM DID NOT MISS WORK DUE TO THE INJURY

1986 · 4 incidents

September 4, 1986 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS OPER5TING A 21SC S/C HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE AREA TO THE BELT FEEDER. THE S/C WA LOADED & TRAVELING IN A DIRECTION TOWARD THE BELT FEEDER WHEN IT STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE RO OADWAY. THE VIC7IM WAS JOLTED IN HIS SEAT & REOPRTED EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 12, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS RIDI3G IN CARGO SPACE OF A LMTT-410S TELETRAM. THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING USED AS A MANTRIP, THE MANTRIP STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY AND THE VICTIM EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK. 7HIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT AS THE CREW AS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE SURFACE TO THE WORKING SECTION.

August 11, 1986 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

VICTIM WAS PULL3NG ON A PIECE OF BRATTICE MATERIAL APPROX. 40' LONG. HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE BRATTICE MATERIAL WAS WAS APPROX. 40' LONG BY 84" HIGH. THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT WAS W9T AND MUDDY ANDMUD HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE CURTAIN.

August 7, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS MEAS6RING TO DETERMINE LOCATION FOR INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF SHALE FELL AND STRUCK VICTIM FROM REAR VICTIM WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE ATRS SYSTEM AND THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS INSTALLE8 ON THE PREVIOUS CYCLE THE SHALE WAS NOT ADEQUATELY BOUND TO THE SANDSTONE ROOF ABOVE DUE TO A SMALL MUD STREAK SHALE MEASURED 19 FT LONG FROM 2 TO 5 FT WIDE AND APPROX 2 1/2

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