Mining Incidents

No 7 Mine Coal

Faith Coal Sales Inc · Underground
Shelbiana, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516239

MSHA record for No 7 Mine (mine ID 1516239). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

August 24, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION 50 FT INBY SPAD 3907 IN ROADWAY OF RETURN THE FALL WAS TWENTY FEET LONG TWENTY FEET WIDE AND FOUR FOOT THICK.

July 19, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP HAULING COAL IN THE FACE HE RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL IN THE ROAD WAY AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP.

1989 · 8 incidents

October 19, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WATER SEEPING THROUGH ROOF THE FALL OCCURED ON THE RETURN IN BY SPAD 3191 THE FALL WAS RIB TO RIB AND 30 FT LONG THE AREA HAD BEEN CRIBBED ON BOTH SIDES.

August 18, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 40' INBY SPAD #3189 IN NEUTRAL ENTRY OF BELT,THE FALL WAS 18 FT WIDE 6 TO 7 FEET THICK AND 60 FEET LONG; WATER HAD BEEN SEEPING THROUGH ROOF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

April 7, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Rubbed or abraded

THE INJURY OCCURRED FROM THE MAN HAVING TO CRAWL ON HIS KNEES TO OPERATE ROOFBOLTER

March 28, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING IN A CROSSCUT THAT HAD CUT THROUGH A PIECE OF ROCK SIX INCHES THICK FOUR FOOT WIDE, AND SIX TO SEVEN FOOT LONG BROKE LOOSE IN FRONT OF ATRS ON ROOF BOLTER AND STRUCK OPERATOR ACR OSS TOE OF BOOT MASHING THE STEEL CAP DOWN ON HIS TOES.

February 8, 1989 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Struck against stationary object

RE-OCCURRING INJURY FROM CRAWLING AND BUMPING KNEE

1988 · 8 incidents

December 4, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED IN AN AREA OF THE MINE WHERE CRACKS IN THE TOP HAD BEEN FOUND BY CHECKING TEST HOLES THE AREA HAD BEEN DANGERED OFF ONE FALL WAS FROM LEFT CORNER OF #3 INTERSECTION THRU BREAK TO RT.CORNER OF #4 INTERSECTION 20FT.WIDE 80FT.LONG 4 TO 7FT.HIGH 2ND FALL #6 INTERSECTION 20FT.X50FT.X7FT.

November 9, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE FALL OCCURRED 130' INBY PORTAL OF BELT ENTRY CRIBS AND TIMBERS HAD BEEN SET ALONG BELT WATER HAD BEEN RUNNING OUT OF THE TOP FALL WAS APPROX 35'L 20'W AND 4TO 5'T

April 28, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR HAD PULLED ROOFBOLTER CLOSE TO RIB & SET FIRST BOLT HE STARTED BACK BESIDE MACHINE TO REPOSITION IT WHEN A PIECE OF RIB COAL APPROX.32IN.LONG & 8IN.THICK FELL ACROSS HIS LEG FX.IT

April 13, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WATER RUNNING THROUGH ROOF THE FALL OCCURRED THIRTY FEET INBY #4 PORTAL IT WAS SIX FOOT THICK AND APPROX 25 FT LONG

January 21, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL CAUSE8 BY WATER RUNNING THROUGH TOP OUTBY FACE 120 FT THE FALL WAS THE FULL LENGTH OF ROOF BOLT. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED AND NOI MEN WERE IN THE MINE WHEN THE ROOF FELL THE FALL OC CURED WHILE THE3MINE WAS IDLE.

1987 · 1 incident

December 29, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

ROOF BOLTER OPE9 INSTALLING RESING BOLT IN HOLE THAT HAD BEEN DRILLED.WHILE PUSHING UP AND STRAIGHTENING THE BOLT HURT HIS BACK.

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