Mining Incidents

No 1 Prep Plant Coal

Controlled by Steele John K
Cromona, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516188

MSHA record for No 1 Prep Plant (mine ID 1516188). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1989 · 7 incidents

November 30, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ramey Fork Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS DRILLING LARGER HOLES IN A PLATE OF METAL WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF THE METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.

September 14, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramey Fork Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS CLIMBING OVER INTO A DRAGLINE FEEDER TO REMOVE A WATER VALVE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS ARM STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL THAT IS USED FOR A MOTOR BASE.

September 10, 1989 KY · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramey Fork Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

COAL TRUCK DROVER HAD OVERLOADED TRUCK WITH TOO MUCH COAL.I.NAME GOT SHOVEL AND CLIMBED ON TOP OF TRUCK BED TO HELP GUY SHOVEL IT DOWN.I.NAME SHOVELING COAL ALONG TRUCK BED MOVING BACKWARDS .. STEPPED OFF BED AND FELL TO GROUND.

May 18, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramey Fork Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UPON START UP OF PLANT KEN TURNED ALL EQUIPMENT AND PUMP MOTORS ON THAT TREAT THE POND SOX CLAY WITH CHEMICALS THAT IS PUMPED TO THEM. KEN STARTED TO CHANGE OUT TO A FULL DRUM OF CHEMICALS. THE 55 GAL. DRUMMINS SLIGHT BENT INWARDS TO ONE LOCATIONS AND WHEN HE REMOVED THE PLUG THE SOLUTION CALL FLOC CHOT OUT ONTO HIS FACE AND HEAD. HIS EYES BECAME IRRITATED.

March 29, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramey Fork Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BOLTS IN PUMP VALVE & WQRENCH SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD HAD TO HAVE THREE STICHES RETURNED TO WORK IN 30 MINUTES

March 20, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramey Fork Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS PACKING A SECTION OF PIPE ON HIS SHOULDER AND WALKING UP ROADWAY WITH IT TO WARD PLANT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED INTO A RUT ON THE ROAD MADE BY THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT GOING BACK AND FORTH THUS CAUSING A PULLED LIAGAMENT IN HIS LOWER BACK

February 13, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramey Fork Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME AND W NAME WERE LIFTING A PUMP OUT OF THE BACK END OF A PICKUP WHEN W NAME DROPPED HIS END LEAVING I NAME WITH ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE PUMP REULTING IN AN INJURY TO I NAME LOWER BACK WHIC H WAS A PULLED MUSCLE

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