Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Controlled by Eurmel Hunter
Drift, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517227

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1992–1997
Latest incident
Jul 1997

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 1, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
E & B Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND #2 BELTHEAD DRIVE REPAIRING BROKEN BELT.BELT HEAD DRIVE WAS ENERGIZED THUS PULLING EMPLOYEE INTO POWER ROLLERS RESULTING IN EMPLOYEES FATAL INJURIES.

Reportable incidents

21 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1997 · 1 incident

July 22, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Simpson'S Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PUTTING BELT ROLLERS IN SCOOPBUCKET WHEN THE EE OPERATING THE SCOOP LET BUCKET DOWN.

1995 · 7 incidents

December 13, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
E & B Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING BELT SPLICE LET RED DEVIL OFF ONTO HIS FINGER.

July 21, 1995 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
E & B Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF HAULING COAL TO DUMP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING HIM ON THE NECK.

May 15, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E & B Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CABLE IN MINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK & GROIN.

February 10, 1995 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
E & B Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE RAN INTO A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN HE HIT HIS NECK ON THE SCOOP.

January 1, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
E & B Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER MAN WAS INSTALLING SECOND BOLT WHEN SOMETIME IN THIS LOWER STOMACH PULLED.

1994 · 4 incidents

November 16, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E & B Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A ROCK OFF THE COAL FEEDER CAUSING HIM TO PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

October 10, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
E & B Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS DRIVING SCOOP AND HOLDING HARD HAT ON HIS HEAD WITH HIS HAND AND HE SCRAPED HIS FINGER ON RIB.

April 28, 1994 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Boyd Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ON CUTTING MACHINE WHEN THE SHOT FIRER SHOT A PLACE THE LOOSE COAL FROM THE SHOT HIT THE EE IN THE HEAD CUTTING IT.

April 21, 1994 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Boyd Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE CUTTING MACHINE WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE & THE RIB, CUTTING HIS BIG TOE & THE NEXT ONE TO IT.

1993 · 4 incidents

June 8, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Toler Creek Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

TRAMING #1 SCOOP FROM FACE 1 BREAK OUTBY & HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST ROOF & HURT HIS FOOT

March 24, 1993 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Toler Creek Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN DRILL AND TOP. WORK ALL SHIFT. WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY. NO WITNEST TO ACCIDENT.

January 25, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Toler Creek Energy Inc · Struck by flying object

SAID WAS TRAMING SCOOP AND SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE. DIDN'T REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL LATE DATE. THAT IS THE REASON THIS REPORT IS LATE.

January 18, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Toler Creek Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE SAID HE WAS PULLING WATER HOSPTIAL AND FELT HIS BACK PULL.

1992 · 5 incidents

November 5, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Toler Creek Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT FINGER WHILE USING SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE BEATING ROCK.

August 27, 1992 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Toler Creek Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAID WAS CRAWLING FROM FEEDER TOWARD FACE AND SOMETHING HIT ME IN THE EYE. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

August 7, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Toler Creek Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

39144ING FROM #5 ENTRY TO #9 TO BOLT.