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Berkeley Mine No 1 Coal

Berkeley Energy Corp · Underground

Controlled by John Harris

Argo, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1516135

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 1987–1992
Latest incident: Sep 1992

Quarterly safety rates

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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1	0	0	0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1992 · 1 incident

September 3, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE

Just-Us Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING ROCK ALONG TAILPIECE,ROCK CAUGHT ON BELT SPINNING ROCK CATCHING HAND BETWEEN TOP AND ROCK

1991 · 2 incidents

December 5, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Just-Us Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM WAS LIFTING ON ROCK AT TAIL PIECE. HE CLAIMED BACK AND LEG PAIN. DOCTORS X-RAYED AND DIAGNSED AS MUSCLE SPRAIN.

February 14, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Just-Us Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

1N HEADING NO 4 AT SPAD 308 A FALL OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 80 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE 2 TO 5 FT THICJ.FOUT FOOT RESIN BOLTS HAD BEEN USED IN THIS AREA.AREA HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TIMBERED OFF AND RETU RN MOVED INTO NO 3 HEADING.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 21, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

Just-Us Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT KNEE ON TOP PULLING LEG FROM SCOOP

March 26, 1990 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Just-Us Coal Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REAINSTALL THE CUTTER CHAIN BACK IN BAR JARRETT INJURED HIS BACK. SWELLED DISC IN BACK.

February 24, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Just-Us Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE LOADING COAL IN NO.2 HEADING I,NAME WAS HIT ON HEAD BY A PIECE FO DRAW ROCK, X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND DIAGNOSED AS SPRAINED NECK NO LOST TIME. ON APRIL 9, I,NAME RETURNED TO DOCTOR DIAGNOSE D WITH PINCHED NERVE IN NECK.

1988 · 1 incident

October 31, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Just-Us Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WATCHING TAIL PIECE AND PULLED ON A ROKC AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN MUSCLE IN NECK

1987 · 1 incident

November 17, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE

Just-Us Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS REMO5ING A ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHEN ANOTHER ROCK CAME LOOSE AND STARTING MOVING ALONE TAILPIECE CONTACTIONG HIS HAND. VICTIM HAF TWO FINGERS BROKE ON LEFT HAND.