Mining Incidents

#5 Coal

Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Horton Steve
Shelbiana, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516104

MSHA record for #5 (mine ID 1516104). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1989 · 6 incidents

November 13, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS LIFITN GON S/S BATTERY CHARGER WITH SLATE BAR & STRAINED SOME MUSCLES IN SIDE.

February 18, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE WHEN HE HAD TO USE HEAD OF BOLTER TO PUSH ROOF BOLT IN HOLE HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND HOLDING BOLT IN PLACE WHEN BOLT SLIPPED HE CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER AN D THUMB, BETWEEN BOLTER HEAD AND ROOF BOLT.

February 16, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION 4 BRKS OUTBY FACE IN #7 HEADING FELL IN SLATE TOP BROKE LOSE FROM MAIN TOP ABOVE BOLTS THERE WAS NOT ANYONE IN AREA OF ROCKFALL WHEN IT FELL

February 10, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

TRAMING ROOF BOLTER ACROSS SECTION LOOKING BACK WATCCHING CABLE RAN INTO COAL DRILL DRILL PARKED AT TIME BOOM OF COAL DRILL HIT HIM ON L KNEE CUTTING KNEE AT JOINT.

1988 · 4 incidents

November 23, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHEN I ARIVE AT TAIL PEACE OF BELT LINE INJ. TOLD ME THAT ROCK WAS STUCK IN TAIL PEACE. AND WHEN HE DISLODGE IT AND IT PULLED HIM INTO BELT LINE, HE TOLD ME HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK HE WORKE D THE REST OF SHIFT AND WENT OT DR. NEXT DAY 11-24-88

October 14, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INDIVIDUAL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING SUPPORT IN ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROK 4 FEET LONG FELL ON HIS FOOT WHICH WAS DOUBLED BACK BEHIND HIM. INDUVIDAL WAS ON HIS KNEES WHEN ACIDENT HA PPENED ANS WAS UNDER SUPPORT ROOF. HE SUSTAINED BROKEN LEFT FOOT ATRS WAS BEING USED.

September 15, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper STRIKING OR BUMPING
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STOOD UP & CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF BOLT OR HALF HEADER WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

August 4, 1988 KY · Coal ENTRAPMENT
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SCOOP OPERATORS WERE LOADING OUT LEFT WING ON PILLAR LINE WHEN INTERSECTION FELL TRAPPING A SCOOP WHICH HAD PULED DOWN IN TIMBER LINE FOR THE REMOVAL OF RIGHT WING TO ALLOW LOADED SCOOP TO P ASS WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNIGN INTERSECTION FELL BLOCKING SCOOP IN AND FALLING ON BUCKET OF 2ND SCOOP NEITHER SCOOP NOR OPERATOR WAS COMPLETELY TRAPPED IN AND TOOK APPROX 30 MIN TO RET

1987 · 2 incidents

October 24, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL WAS 3N THE PROCESS OF LOADING BRATTICE BLOCKING A SCOOP FOR TRANSPORTATION UNDERGROUND. WHEN A BLOCK TUMBLED OFF THE PALLET OF BLOCK MASHING INDIVIDUALS HAND BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS CRUS HING THE MIDDLE3FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

September 28, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PULLING PIECE O0 DRAW ROCK PRIOR TO POSITIONING MACHINE WHEN ROCK FELL FARTHER THAN EXPECTED STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.BREAKING 2 BONES IN TOP PORTION OF FOOT.UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF AT TIME OF

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