Mining Incidents

Upper Hignite No 1 Coal

Appolo Fuels Inc · Underground
Controlled by Gary Asher
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515987

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990

Fatalities at this mine

3 recorded
January 4, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

A SLIP OF ROOF OCCURED DURING PILLAR RECOVERY THAT MEASURED APPROX 20' LONG 33' WIDE & 13' HIGH CAUSING FATAL INJURY TO EMPL.

January 4, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

SLIP OF ROOF OCCURRED DURING PILLAR RECOVERY THAT MEASURED APPROX 20' LONG 33' WIDE & 13' HIGH CAUSING FATAL INJUR TO EMPL.

January 4, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

SLIP OF ROOF OCCURRED DURING PILLAR RECOVERY THAT MEASURED APPROX 20' LONG 33' WIDE & 13' HIGH CAUSING FATAL INJURY TO EMPL.

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 2 incidents

April 23, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE STATED THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA AS HE LIFTED A BOX OF RESIN FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER. THE PAIN PERSISTED SO A DOCTOR WAS CONSULTED.

March 2, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE STATED HE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN THE MINER TOOK THE SLACK IN THE CABLE CAUSING HIM OT LOSE HIS FOOTING. HE STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK IMMEDIATELY. HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE TOO MUCH CABLE.

1989 · 4 incidents

October 23, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I NAME ALLEDGED THAT HE WAS WALKING TO THE SURFACE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL HIS LEFT ARM & ELBOW STRUCK A ROCK ON THE BOTTOM MINE FLOOR IS DRY & THE MINING HEIGHT IS APPROX 6FT

March 2, 1989 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS INSTALLING RESIN BOLTS WHEN THE ROOF BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

March 1, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS HOLDING STRAP, WHILE SPINNING BOLT FOR GLUE TO MIX, PLATE CAUGHT GLOVE AND PULLED FINGERS UNDER THE PLATE AND WAS PUSHED AGAINST THE TOP. CATCHING THE RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

January 26, 1989 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING SLATE BAR TO PRY TO GATHER BROKEN CONVEY. CHAIN WHEN BAR SLIPED AND STRUCK IN NOSE. RE. 12 STICHED AND FRACT OF NOSE.

1988 · 3 incidents

May 19, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONE BREAK FROM SURFACE IN #5 ENTRY INTAKE AIRCOURSE FALL AREA 20FT LONG 26FT WIDE AT INTERSECTION & 4FT.TO6FT HIGH HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4FT.RESIN BOLTS TIMBERED & CRIBBED AS THIS AREA HAS NOT RESTRICTED OUR TRAVEL OR AIR FLOW THERE ARE NO PLANS TO CLENA UP THIS ROOF FALL

May 9, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE GOT OFF HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO HELP MOVE THE MINER CABLE AGAINST THE RIB HE PICKED UP THE CABLE AND STARTED TO WALK TOWARD THE RIB AND TRIPPED OVER THE MINER WATER LINE.

February 24, 1988 KY · Coal welder POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN THE BUCKET RAISED UPON A TIMBER IT THREW HIM AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE DECK STRIKING HIS SHOULDERAGAINST THE EDGE I.NAME DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR SEVEN DAYS BUT AS PAIN PERSISTED HE WENT TO THE DR.& WAS TOLD NOT TO WORK FOR TWO DAYS

1987 · 2 incidents

November 12, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE I.NAME WAS HAULING COAL HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AS A RESULT OF THE HEART ATTACK THE TTRUCK HE WAS OPERATING OVER TURNED CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND I.NAME THE AUTOPSY RE PORT INDICATED A HEART ATTACK AS CAUSE OF DEATH

September 26, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TIGHTENI3G BOLTS IN THE STARTING BOX OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE RACKET SLIPPED. STICKING HIS HAND AGAINST THE METAL CONRNER OF THE STARTING BOX.