Mining Incidents

Red Cedar Mine #1 Coal

Costain Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516363

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

June 1, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Costain Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D8L DOZER.HE STOPPED THE MACHINE AND OPENED THE LEFT DOOR AND STARTED TO EXIT THE MACHINE,CATCHING HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER IN THE DOOR.

May 16, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Costain Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO PULL WITH WHILE CHANGING A SHOCK ON THE ROCK TRUCK. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS.

1990 · 3 incidents

June 28, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Costain Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME OPER DOZER OVER SLOPE.TRIED TO GO OVER LARGE ROCK.WHILE ON ROCK WITH BLADE RAISE,DOZER TILTED FORWARD.BLADE WENT INTO GROUND FLIPPING DOXZER OVER CAUSING IT TO ROLL 300'. Y

April 23, 1990 KY · Coal MACHINERY
Costain Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING ON THE THINSEAM MINER AND THE SPLASHBACK FROM THE STEAM CAUSED TWO PIECES OF METAL AND RUST TO FLY INTO RIGHT EYE.

March 27, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Costain Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN OXYGEN TANK FOR CUTTING PURPOSES WHEN THE CONTROL VALVE BLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE RT HAND THE RT HAND BECAME NUMB EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREAT MENT

1989 · 4 incidents

November 17, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Costain Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK WELDING ON THE REAR OF A JOHN DEERE LOADER.A PIECE OF METAL FELL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

November 7, 1989 KY · Coal drill operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Costain Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROCK TO BE BLASTED, USING A RD16 DRILL. EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN DRILL WHEN THE HIGHWAY BEGAN TO FALL. THE HIGHWALL FELL APPROX. 30 FT FROM THE DRILL & ROLLED ROCKS TOWARD THE DRILL. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM DRILL AND WAS RUNNING WHEN THE ROCKS KNOCKED HIS FEET OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO BE BRUISED AND HE HAD SEVERED LACERATIONS TO HIS HAND AND LOWER BACK. H

April 6, 1989 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Costain Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE CUTTER HEAD OF THE THIN SEAM MINER AND FELL ON INJUREDS HAND CUTTING THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BADLY.

February 12, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Costain Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ENDLOADER IN STOCKPILE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK BACKED INTO SIDE OD ENDLOADER.