Mining Incidents

Plant No 1 Coal

Controlled by Potter Gordon
Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516847

MSHA record for Plant No 1 (mine ID 1516847). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 1 incident

February 10, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON AN AIRFLOW MACHINE A PIECE OF KEYSTEEL HAD COME OUT OF A SPROCKET THAT DRIVES A CHAIN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED THE MACHINE ON & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BVETWEEN THE CHAIN & THE SPROCKET

1990 · 2 incidents

September 29, 1990 KY · Coal weighman, scale person HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STUCK MATERIAL ON TOP OF A FEEDER BIN HE SAID HE STRUCK A PIECE OF ROCK WITH HIS SHOVEL & A PIECE OF IT CHIPPED OFF & FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE

August 7, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT DRIVES A CONVEYOR BELT QUIT RUNNING EMPLOYEE WENT TO RESET STACKER CONTROL WHEN HE PUSHED RESET THE BOX BLEW UP CAUSING BURNS TO FACE RT HAND & IMPAIR VISION IN BOTH EYE S

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