Mining Incidents

Spruce Pine Coal

Rifle Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Randolph Frederick
Foraker, Magoffin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516886

MSHA record for Spruce Pine (mine ID 1516886). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1991 · 1 incident

June 26, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rifle Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUT TING BLADE ON A DOZER THE EQUALIZER BAR SLIPPED & FELL ONTO HIS RT FOOT

1990 · 1 incident

July 17, 1990 KY · Coal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rifle Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL CHECKING STEERING LEAK ON ROCK TRUCK.STEPPED BETWEEN TIRE AND FRAME UNKNOWN TO OTHER EMPL.ANOTHER EMPL GOT IN TRUCK AND BEGAN CUTTING WHEEL TO FIND LEAK.EMPL WAS TRAPPED AND CRUSHED BETWE EN TIRE AND FRAME.

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