Mining Incidents

#1 Mine Coal

Topmost Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Reffett Susan
Topmost, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515385

MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 1515385). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

1988 · 5 incidents

November 2, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Topmost Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

SCOOP UP IN 3 HDG. BREAK GOING FORM 3-4 ONE HOLE SHOOT OOPEN SCOOP WAS COMING OUT OF HDG. SEPS TAKEN TO MAKE SURE THIS WOULDNT HAPPEN AGAIN.. NEVER SHOOT UNTIL SHOOTING MAN KNOWS WHERE SCOOP S ARE AND ALL OTHER MEN.

July 15, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Topmost Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

SCOOP WAS TRAVLING OUTSIDE BOARD ON ROADWAY FLEW UP AND CAUGHT HIS LEGS

1987 · 2 incidents

April 28, 1987 KY · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING COAL DR3LL WHILE DRILL WAS HUNG UN HOLE TRYING TO FREE STEM.

March 16, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING T2E BOLTER OUT OF #2 ENTRY THE OPERATOR HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE BOLTER POT AND CAUGHT IT AGAINST THE TOP WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FRACTURED FINGER

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