Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine Coal

Top Gun Coal Company Inc · Underground
Jamboree, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515473

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1986–1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Top Gun Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MINE FOREMAN WAS CHECKING WORKING PLACE & WAS BENT OVER WHEN A PES OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER

February 8, 1990 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Top Gun Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF MACHINE AND SAID HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1989 · 6 incidents

November 6, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Top Gun Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SCOOPING SECTION OR CLEANING. WHEN HE CAUGHT A TWO INCH PIECE OF VICT WATER LINE P.V.C. AND IT CAME ACROSS LEFT SIDE OF SCOOP STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE AND CUTING EYE.

July 24, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Top Gun Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

TRACTOR EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATORING BATTERY WIT H PUSH OUT CAR ATTACHED WHILE TURNING CURVE HE LAID ARM BETWEEN TRACTOR & PUSH OUT CAR CAUSING IT TO BECOME TRAPED & BRUISING IT

June 23, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Top Gun Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING STEEL TOGETHER AND WHEN HE PUT PRESSURE UP ON STEEL IT FAILED TO SPLINE AND CAME APART AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND MINE ROOF.

May 5, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Top Gun Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLT IN H OLE WITH PINNER BOOM & BOLT KICKED OUT & STRUCK HIM ON FINGER

April 18, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Top Gun Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE MISJUDGED TURN & CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN MACHINE & COAL RIB

1988 · 1 incident

February 1, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

I,NAME TRUCK DRIVER WAS WAITING AT DUMP WITH A LOAD OF COAL. HE SAID HE WAS KICKING HIS TIRES TO SEE IF HE HAD A JAW TIRE WHEN SOME MUD FLEW IN HIS EYE.

1987 · 6 incidents

November 13, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Superior Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS OPER5TING A SCOOP WHE THE CLOTHING ON HIS LEFT LEG CAUGHT ON A METAL PLATE HIS LEFT OFOOT WAS UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE FRACTURING IT

August 11, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

ACCIDENT OCCURE8 WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS PASSING CABLEAS THE CUTTING MACHINE CABLE WAS REELED UP HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

July 30, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Superior Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS LOAD3NG SUPPLIES ON HIS PINNER WHEN A BROW ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RT SID EOF HIS LOWER BACK

March 19, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Superior Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED A C2AL INSPECTOR WAS CHECKING A STOCKPILE OF COAL AND SAID A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGH WALL HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT HIP.A CLOST INSPECTION WAS MADE OF THE STOCKPILE AREA BY ERVIN S TUMP AND DARREL5 JUSTICE AND THE ONLY ROCK WE COULD FIND THAT COULD HAVE COME FROM HIGH WALL MEASURED 6"LONG 2"WIDE AND 1" THICK.

March 14, 1987 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME TOOK BEL7 STRUCTURE BOLT LOOSE & WHEN HE PULLED A PIECE OF TOP STRUCTURE UP OFF OF THE ROPE IT STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE FRACTURING NOSE. NOTE THE COAL SEAM IS ONLY 34" THICK

January 22, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Mining Inc · Fall from machine

THERE WAS NOT A3 EYE WIOTNESS TO THE ACCIDENT I NAME SAID HE WAS CHECKING THE OIL IN ENDLOADERS ENGINE AND FELL OFF.

1986 · 3 incidents

September 29, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Superior Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPE9ATOR WAS BOLTING TOP IN FACE A JACK LEAKED OFF ON ATRS IT FELL OVER STRIKING OPERATOR

June 3, 1986 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Superior Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME FOREMAN,3WAS GOING DOWN A GRADE ON A THREE WHEEL PERSONEL CAR. IT GOT OUT OF CONTROL, RUNNING INTO THE RIB, INJURING HIS FOOT.

February 11, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Superior Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE PIN CREW HA8 MOVED INTO 5 ENTRY, STOPPED TO UNHOOK CHAINS ON JACKS ON ATRS, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING BEAM ON ATRS, BREAKING AND A PIECE HIT I NAME ON THE BACK.