Mining Incidents

Mine #3 Coal

Controlled by Robert M Keen
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516001

MSHA record for Mine #3 (mine ID 1516001). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 11, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTER INSTALLING ROOF SUPPORT STRAP AS MAN WAS BOLTING ONE END OF STRAP INTO PLACE THE BOLT PLATE APPARENTLY CAUGHT EDGE OF STRAP CAUSING IT TO SPIN & STRIKING MAN ON TH E SIDE OF HIS HEAD CAUSING INJURY TO EAR

1988 · 3 incidents

November 14, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

FRONT WHEEL ON SCOOP HIT A BLOCK OF COAL CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN THUS STRAINING MANS FINGER WHEN IT WAS HIT BY STEERING WHEEL KNOB

May 31, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

MAN WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND HIT SA HOLE I T HE ROADWAY. HE WAS BOUNCED UP AND CAME DOWN ON HIS RT.SHOULDER BLADE WHICH HIT AGAINST SCOOP DECK.

April 11, 1988 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK BECAME LODGED IN THE TAILPIECE AT THE BELT LINE DUMP POINT. SUBJECT MAN TRIED TO DISLODGE THE ROCK WITH HIS HAND. HE PUT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND PART OF THE TAILPIECE METAL FRAM E. WHEN THE ROCK MOVED IT PINNED HIS HAND THUS CAUSING THE INJURY.

1987 · 2 incidents

November 5, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck by flying object

TIME AND LOCATI2N CANT BE DETERMINED. MAN STOPPED WORK DUE TO IRRITATION IN EYE. A METAL FRAGMENT WAS LATER REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. IF INJURY WAS WORK RELATED IT C AN BE ASSUMED THAT OPERATORS FAILURE TO WEA9 HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT ALL TIMES LED TO INJURY

November 3, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER SETTING J5CK OPERATOR ALLOWED HIS FOOT TO BE UNDER OR NEAR THE FRAME. JACK APPARENTLY LEAKED-OFF CAUSING FRAME TO HIT MANS ANKLE

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