Mining Incidents

Black Oak #8 Coal

Brinkley, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516392

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
46
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

46 on file

1991 · 1 incident

February 25, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE PLACED LEFT AHND-WRIST ON TOP OF CANOPY-CAUGHT LEFT WRIST BETWEEN TOP ANS CANOPY.

1990 · 18 incidents

December 7, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

CAR DRIVER HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY WHILE TRAMMING S.CAR. TWISTED BACK.

September 21, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE CONTINUOUS MINER HAD MOVED ACROSS SECTION.HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN UNDER RIB CAGE ON LEFT SIDE.

May 23, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN THE CONTINUOUS MIENR CONVEYOR WHIHC WAS FOULED WITH ROCK. AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER, WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.

May 16, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING BELT HIT TOP OF RF BOLT KNEE HIT SHARP ROCK

May 3, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

RAIL RUNNER BUMPED INTO ANOTHER RAIL RUNNER, CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE RAIL RUNNER.

April 23, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING BELTLINE,SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS AND CONVEYOR BELT.REACTION CAUSED SHOVEL TO THRUST UPWARD PLACING INJ PERSON ARM IN STRAIN.

April 19, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED PERSON WAS PICKING UP A BOX OF RESIN ROOF BOLT GLUE & HE FELT A PAIN OR GIVING AWAY OF HIS LOWER BACK LUMBAR SECTION

February 28, 1990 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TAKING OUT HEADDRIVE A ROLLER STRUCK ON LEFT FOOT.

February 28, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PERSON WAS PUTTY UP A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

February 23, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 002 SECTION, 2 CROSS CUTS OUTBY FACE IN #7 ENTRY. THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX. 50' X 20' X 6' BOLTED WITH 5 FT. RESIN BOLTS (SUPPLEMENTED BY 6' REBARS). SPAD LOCATION 11 14 2 BREAKS INBY. 1 BREAK OUTBY 1160. THIS AREA CRIBBED OFF.

February 19, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN OLD #1, ON EAST MAINS. THE MEASUREMENTS WHERE 50' LONG X 3' TO 6' THICK X 20' WIDE. THE FALL WAS 2 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD 099 IN #6 ENTRY (RETURN). THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED BY 36" RESIN BOLTS.

1989 · 21 incidents

November 24, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WORKING BOLTING TOP. HE WAS WALKING AROUND PINNER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

November 15, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS RIDING SCOOP BUCKET TO THE DSECTION WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET AND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN BUCKET AND BOTTOM INJURING LEFT FOOT.

November 4, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE WAS MOVING INTOO POSITION TO SWING HEAD HE TWISTED HIS KNEE

October 26, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS LOADING BOXES OF RAVSIN GLUE ON BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SLICK BOTTOM CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

October 11, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED IN #1 ENTRY AT SPAD #637 IN #4 PANEL IN LAST OPEN BREAK IN PANEL FALL MEASURES 20' WIDEX5 TO 10' THICK X20' LONG IT IS CONTINUATION OF OLD FALL..

August 23, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by falling object

TOP WET WITH CONDENSATION CAUSING SCALE ROCK TO FALL BETWEEN BOLTS SMALL PIECE HIT EE ABOVE LEFT EYE AND CUT SKIN 5 STITCHES TO SEW UP.

June 21, 1989 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED LOADED BELT STRUCTURE AND AFTER LOADING THE MATERIAL OPERATED THE SCOOP FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE SCOOP HIS ABCK WAS HURTING HE ASSUMED HE INJURED HIS ABCK WHEN LOADING THE BELT STRUCTURE PRIOR TO OPERATING THE SCOOP.

May 2, 1989 KY · Coal MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PICKING UP ROOF BOLT PLATE FORM MINE FLOOR ROOF DRILL TIRE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TIRE AND MINE FLOOR.

April 4, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS,STEEL HUNG IN HOLE.IT FELL WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING EMPL ON RING AND MIDDLE FINGER.

March 14, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE ROOMS LEFT HANDED WHICH WAS NOT BEING WORKED OFF THE 002 SECTION IN #3 LEFT OFF OF #1 LEFT 35' X 14 X 48" HIGH 180' INBY SPAD 310.

1988 · 6 incidents

December 15, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE LOADED ROOF DRILL PLATES AND BOLTS ON TOP OF ROOF DRILL,WHEN TRAMMING THE ROOF DRILL ACROSS THE SECTION THE PLATES CONTACTED THE MIONE ROOF THEREFORE DRAGGING THEM OFF AND ONTO THE EM PLOYEES ARM.

December 3, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPL OYEE WAS UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS AND PLATES IN THE #3 ENTRY FROM A SCOOP BUCKET.THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TURNED THE CORNER AND CAME DOWN THE WRONG ENTRY THEREFORE STRIKING THE INJURED WITH THE DUMPING END OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.

November 29, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE WITH THR OOF DRILL HEAD.WHEN HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND HEAD OF THE DRILL.

November 16, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE WITH DRILL HEAD.ROOF BOLT BENT MASHING EMPL RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS.