Mining Incidents

#4 Coal

Controlled by Dennis Jones
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516665

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 27, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · MACHINERY
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS CHANGING HOSE ON ROOFBOLTER WHEN HE HIT THE CONTROL TO THE BOOM CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIM.

Reportable incidents

9 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 3 incidents

May 17, 1991 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WORKER WAS PUSHING WAGON DRILL AND HURT HIS KNEE. HE CONTUINED TO WORK UNTIL 5/23/91.

1990 · 3 incidents

November 19, 1990 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOT HIS HAND MASHED BY SCOOP BUCKET

July 17, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS OPERATING MACHINE WHEN HE GOT PINNED AGAINST CRIB. MACHINE HIT HIS CHEST.

March 28, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WORKER CRAWLING AND SETTING ON HIS KNEES DURING OPERATING OF EQUIPMENT RESULTED IN FLUID ON KNEES.WORKER WENT EMERG.RM 4-1 WAS X-RAYED AND GIVEN MEDICATION.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 15, 1989 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKERS WAS OPERATING A CUTTING MACHINE WHEN HIS LIGHT CORD CONNECTED TO HIS HAT GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED HIS HEAD BACK OVER MACHINE CATCHING IT BETWEEN ROOF OF MINE & MACHINE.

September 15, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROOF OF MINE AND BOLT.