Mining Incidents

G-1 Coal

Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515912

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

July 29, 1989 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Big Mountain Carbon Inc · Contact with electrical current

ALL THREE FUSES OF INCOMING 12470 VAC BLEW AT APPROX 8:45 AM. ALL THREE FUSE HOLDERS WAS REMOVED OMPLETELY & REFUSED. EMPL WAS INSPECTING DEENERGIZED SUB STATION TO TRY TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. L IGHTING ARRESTER WAS DISCOVERED WITH HOLE IN IT.EMPL PRECEEDED TO INSTALL ONE FUSE HOLDER & ENERGIZED ONE PHASE. HE THEN CAME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PHASE.

April 17, 1989 KY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Mountain Carbon Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING A WOOD BLOCK UNDER A SECTION OF 8" STEEL BEAM WHEN HIS CO-WORKER WHO WAS LIFTING THE BEAM THROUGH HE HAD BLOCK IN PLACE HE LET GO OF THE LIFTING BAR, THU S DROPPING THE BEAM ON INJURED PERSON'S HAND.

March 22, 1989 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Coal Dust Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

I.NAME WAS PLUGGING AN ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE. ELECTRICITY ARCED AND BURNED I.NAME'S HAND.

1988 · 2 incidents

November 4, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Dust Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME STATED THAT HIS FOOT SLIPPED AS HE WAS CLIMBING ON A SCOOP CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HURT HIS BACK

August 20, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal Dust Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 3FEET TO 5FEET IN THICKNESS 20' WIDE AND 36FEET LONG THE LEFT X-CUT OFF OF THE NUMBVER 2 ENTRY WAS CUT AND LEFT UNSUPPORTED OVER THE WEEK END ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON PRESHIFT EXAMIN ION AT 7 AM ON 8-22-88 NO EQUIPMENT EXT INVOLVED