Mining Incidents

Old House Branch No 4 Coal

Lake Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Howell Corporation
Premium, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516042

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1988 · 10 incidents

December 21, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lake Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL INSTALLED BENDABLE ROOF BOLT IN HOLE & WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED BOLT HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

May 25, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIOANL ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT WAS APPROX 20 FT WIDE 35 FEET LONG AND 5 FT IN HEIGHT THE FALL OCCURRED OUTBY THE SECTION LOADING IN THE #6 ENTRY INTAKE AIR COURSE AT SURVEY STATION #96

May 14, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT WAS APPROX. 20 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG AND 5 FT IN HEIGHT. THE FALL OCCURRED OUT BY THE SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY NEUTRAL AIR COURSE AT SPAD NO 56.

April 12, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lake Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE ROOF BOLTING A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE TOP AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE MACHINE HEAD AND THE BOLT INJURING ON FINGER

March 18, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT WAS APPROX. 20 FT WIDE, 20 FT IN LENGTH AND 5 FT IN HEIGHT. THE FALL OCCURRED OUTBY THE SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE NO.1 ENTRY (RETURN AIR COURSE) ONE CORSS CUT INBY SPAD NO.135.

February 24, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT WAS APPROX 18 FT WIDE 12 FT LONG AND 6 FT IN HEIGHT THE FALL OCCURRED OUT BY THE SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE #7 ENTRY APPROX 8 CROSSCUTS INBY SECTION B ELT DRIVE

February 11, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 18 FT WIDE AND 35 FT IN LENGTH IN AN INTERSECTION OUTBY FACE AREA IN OLD PANEL

February 8, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 18 FT WIDE & 30 FT IN LENGTH IN AN INTERSECTION TOUB FACE AREA IN OLD PANEL.

January 15, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lake Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

ROOF BOLT WAS A5READY ON HEAD AND STARTING UP INTO HOLE TORGE WRENCH FELL OFF TOP OF ROOF BOLTER, TURNED AND BUMPED ROTATION LEVER WITH ELBOW, RESULTING IN TWISTING GLOVE ON GROUNDED BOLT INJU RING LEFT HAND 3O CUTS OR LACERATIONS.

1987 · 1 incident

October 12, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lake Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TOOK A CHISEL H9LD AGAINST BOLT ON CUTTER BAR IT SLIPPED CHISEL CUTTING LIGAMENT IN RT THUMB SURGERY PERFORMED AT 9 OCLOCK PM