May 9, 1996
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
WAS DRIVING MAN TRIP CAR AND TIRE THREW ROCK IN EYE.
No 4 Mine Coal
Beggar Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
John Helton
Cawood,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516166
MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 1516166). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1988–1996
- Latest incident
- May 1996
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file1996 · 1 incident
1995 · 1 incident
February 27, 1995
KY · Coal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bic Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
FELL ON ROOF BOLT PLATES
1994 · 1 incident
August 5, 1994
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bic Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING HYD PUMP
1993 · 1 incident
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS DRIVING BUGGIE IN ROADWAY AND HIT AT ROOF BOLT COAL HIGHT WAS 26 INCHES.
1992 · 3 incidents
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKER WAS REMOVING CAP BOARD FROM UNDER MINER OPERATOR OF MACHINE LOWERED MINER ON HIS FINGERS
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
95149ED WAS WORKING A FACE AND COAL POPPED OUT OF RIB.
March 3, 1992
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN SCOOP OPERATOR RAISED BUCKET INTO TOP AND PULLED A ROCK BETWEEN BOLTS AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
1991 · 3 incidents
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object
INJURED LEFT THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH ON AND DID NOT SET THE PARK BRAKE.
September 30, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPL WAS RIDING ON PERONNEL CARRIER TO SURFACE. HE RAISED UP IN LOW CLEARANCE AREA HITTING HEAD & CHEST BETWEEN PERSONNEL CARRIER & OVERCAST.
Bic Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING SOMETHING AND HURT BACK
1990 · 1 incident
March 10, 1990
KY · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bic Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
STIFF JACK KICKED OUT CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE JACK AND BRIDGE CARRIER.
1989 · 3 incidents
November 13, 1989
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS CUTTING MINER ROPES 5/8 DOUBLE YELLOW WHEN HE WAS HIT IN LEFT EYE WITH SMALL PIECE OF METAL HE WAS NOT WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
Bic Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CLEANING LOSE COAL FROM AROUND THE TAIL PIECE SECTION ODF STRUTURE WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND INSIDE THE TAIL PIECE. WHEN HIS RIGHT ARM WAS PULLED AROUND THE TAIL ROLLER.
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE TOOK CHAIN GUARD OFF THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR TO REPAIR LINK CHAIN. AFTER CHAIN HAD BEEN REPAIRED HE STARTED THE BRIDGE BEFORE HE REPLACED THE GUARD THE CHAIN BROKE AGIAN HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.
1988 · 1 incident
August 16, 1988
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bic Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS MAKING BELT SET UP AND ANOTHER MAN THREW A PIECE OF STRUCTURE ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.
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