Mining Incidents

#2 Coal

Whitley Gap Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Moore Gilbert
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515484

MSHA record for #2 (mine ID 1515484). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

March 2, 1987 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
C Y Smith Inc · Struck against a moving object

JEEP DRIVER WAS3GOING IN #3 BREAK WHEN THE FRONT OF THE JEEP HIT A ROOF BOLT JERKING THE WHEEL OUT OF HIS HAND BREAKING THE JEEP DRIVER FINGER AND HAND.

1986 · 1 incident

May 19, 1986 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C Y Smith Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING DRILL 8TEEL FROM HOLE WHEN DRILL BOUNCED OFF THE BOTTOM, CATCHING I NAME S LEFT SHIRT SLEEVE IN THE DRILL STEEL. THE ROTATION CAUSED HIS ARM TO BE CAUGHT, TEARING THE SKIN FROM HIS AR M. 3

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