Mining Incidents

Mine No 9 Coal

Lee W Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Shelby L Wilson
Evarts, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516684

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

November 7, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Lee W Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED MINER WAS THE HELPER ON ROOF BOLTER HE WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING JACKS WHEN LOOSE ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE JACKS BRUISING HIS R LEG THE INJURED MINER CAME BACK TO WORK ON THE NEXT SCH EDULED WORK SHIFT THE FOLLOWING DAY

November 7, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lee W Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED MINER WAS ROOF BOLT OPERATOR HE WAS BOLTING A PLACE WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND JACKS STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON HIS BACK THE EMPL HAS NO SERIOUS INJURIES