Mining Incidents

#1 Mine Coal

J & R Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Vanover Frank Jr
Siler, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515932

MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 1515932). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

October 27, 1987 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mingo Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE DRIVING J9EP INTO MINES PASSED A 2ND JEEP & THEY BUMPED INTO EACH OTHER & HAND ON HIS PAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HIS JEEP LIGHT POST & JEEP PAN & HIS LEFT RING FINGER 1ST JOINT WAS CUT OF F 3

August 17, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mingo Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE USING THE3ROOF BOLTER MACHINE A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL OUT AND HIT HIS LOWER BACK.

May 21, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mingo Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING 5 ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND.HE WORKED THE 21ST AND ALL DAY THE 22ND.HAND BEGAN TO SWELL AND ON THE 23RD WENT TO A DOCTOR AND X-RAYS SHOWED TWO BONES BROKEN. IED OF THIS BY 7HE EMPLOYEE UNTIL 5-29-87.

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