Mining Incidents

#51 Surface Coal

Whitaker Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Sunoco, Inc.
Ned, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515416

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 1 incident

May 1, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Whitaker Coal Corp · Fall from machine

IN PROCESS OF DUMPING TRUCK WENT OFF EM BANKMENT JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK

1989 · 1 incident

1988 · 2 incidents

July 8, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitaker Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A DIRT SHOVEL THIS ACCIDENT IS A RECURRENCE OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURED 7-8-88. WHICH ONLY NOW BECOME REPORTABLE.