Mining Incidents

Oxford #6 Coal

New Horizons Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Goddess Coal Corp LLC
Coalgood, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516697

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

March 29, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE TOP WAS CHANGING FROM SLATE TO SANDSTONE AND IT WAS BEING STRAPPED. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE STRAPS AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN THE DRAW ROCK FELL.