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Warco #1 Coal

Koch Carbon Inc · Underground

Controlled by Koch Industries Inc

Martin, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1514990

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 11
Years on record: 1987–1991
Latest incident: Jul 1991

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

June 16, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Warco Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

COAL WAS BEING 5OADED FROM THE NO.2 PILLAR OF THE 001 WORKING SECTION. I,NAME WAS STANDING AT THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN THE NO.2 AND 3 ENTRIES OBSERVING THE LOADING CYCLE WHEN THE ROOF COLLAPSED. T HE VICTIM WAS C2VERED BY THE ROOF FALL AND THE LOADING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS TEMPORARILY TRAPPED BENEATH THE CANOPY OF THE JOY 14 BU-10 LOADING MACHINE.

Reportable incidents

10 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

July 2, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Koch Carbon Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON THE BELT. NO INJURY.

1990 · 1 incident

July 26, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING SLACK OUT OF MINER CABLE STAINED LOWER BACK

1989 · 2 incidents

December 19, 1989 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY

Black Widow Collieries Ltd · Struck by falling object

INJURED PARTY WAS SAWING A TIMBER HAD HIS BACK TURNED TO THE RIB THE MINER BUMPED THE RIB ABOUT 12FT FROM INJURED WHILE TRAMMING TO NEXT CUT CAUSING RIB TO FALL HITTING INJURED ON ANKLE BREAKI NG HIS LEG PEOPLE HAD BEEN TOLD TIME & AGAIN NOTTO TURN THEIR BACKS TO RIBS IN THIS AREA HAD AN EXTENDED SAFETY MEETING ON 18TH ABOUT THIS

August 2, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Koch Carbon Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED WAS LOADING BELTS ON THE BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND HURT HIS KNEE.

1988 · 3 incidents

August 4, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Warco Mining Company Inc · Fall from ladders

EMP WA> INSTALLING LINE BRATTICE UP TO FACE BEFORE FACE WA> TO BE CUT EMP WA> STANDING ON A 1(TEN) FT LADDER LOST BALA(CE AND FELL

June 24, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Warco Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN A PARKED SHUTTLE CAR AND THE RIB. THE RIB ROLLED ONTO THE EMPLOYEE'S BACK. NOTE: THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 6-27-88.

April 5, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER

Warco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ANY PAIN UNTIL HE WENT HOME HE COULD NOT MOVE HIS BACK EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR FOR BACK PAIN

1987 · 3 incidents

September 1, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Warco Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE CHANGI3G BAT DROPPED LID OF BAT ON HAND

June 16, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Warco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROOF FALL EMPLO2EE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN ROOF FALL OCCURRED ENTRAPING I.NAME THE EMPLOYEE I.NAME WAS SAVED BY CANOPY ON LOADER

June 2, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Warco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK INJURY RES6LTING FROM IMPROPER DIMOUNTING TXX HIGH LIFT.