Mining Incidents

Mine #6 Coal

S & L Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jerry Hodge
Highsplint, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517382

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1993–1998
Latest incident
Jan 1998
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

25 on file

1998 · 1 incident

January 23, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S & L Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE HAD PULLED HIS ROOF BOLTER INTO #3 HEADING, HAD PUT UP A BOLT AND STARTED TO PUT UP #2 BOLT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND SPRAINED HIS RISK. THE ROCK WAS 2' LONG AN D 2' WIDE 2 1/2" THICK.

1997 · 3 incidents

March 1, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
J B D Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REPAIRING TRACKS ON MINER WITH CUTTING TORCHES WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING HOT IN RITH EAR. EE STATED DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DR. THOUGHT INJURY WOULD GO AWAY. THIS EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 3/11/97 . HE WENT TO DR. ON 3/10/97.

February 21, 1997 KY · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J B D Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HAD BELT HEAD TANDUM SHAFT BLOCKED UP. BLOCKING MATERIAL DISLODGED AND SHAFT FELL CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE FRAME.

January 4, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J B D Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE SHOVELING BELT AT MAIN LINE TAIL PIECE WHEN FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

1996 · 6 incidents

November 18, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
J B D Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN CABLE ARC CAUSING BURNS.

July 18, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
J B D Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SPRAYING BELT OFF WHEN FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN WATER HOSE. THE BELT CAUGHT THE WATER HOSE AND TIGHTENED AROUND FOOT BEFORE THE HOSE BROKE.

May 24, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
J B D Mining Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMP CRAWLING BESIDE THE BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN THE CARRIER SWUNG OVER CATCHING THE EMP BETWEEN THE CARRIER AND THE BELT STRUCTURE.

April 16, 1996 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J B D Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HAD ROOF FALL BETWEEN THE BELT PILLARS ONE BREAK OUTBY THE END OF LONG-JOHN STRUCTURE. DID NOT CLEAN UP. MOVED SECTION BACK BELOW FALL AND SET UP THE PILLAR WORK.

February 23, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
J B D Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAWROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP OF MINE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITCHES.

1995 · 4 incidents

November 16, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
J B D Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TRAMMING HIS BRIDGE CARRIER THROUGH SOME LOW COAL AND HE SCOOTED DOWN IN THE DECK OF HIS BRIDGE CARRIER TRYING TO GET HIS HEAD DOWN AND HIS KNEE RAISED UP AND GOT CAUGHT IN THE TOP.

June 29, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED AND A CO WORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE ON DIER TURN TABLE IN THE PAN OF CONT MINER AS THEY WERE LIFTING IT HE FELT A PAIN IN THE RT SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK.

March 7, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE INJURED WAS HELPING SPLICE A CONVEYOR BELT TOGETHER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS KNEE.

January 30, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED WA SOPERATING A MOBIL BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN IN SCOOP OPER. HIIT THE BRIDGE TO THE SCOOP. LAER IN THE SHIFT BRIDGE OPER. COMPLAINE DOF BACK PAIN.

1994 · 9 incidents

November 15, 1994 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP AND AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF IT, A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.

November 13, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY 3RD SHIFT ON 11-13-94, THE FALL WHICH MEASURED 30' X 20' X 5 WAS IN THE 3 ENTRY AND ON BACK BRIDGE.

October 6, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS BACKING THE CONT. HAULAGE BRIDGE BACK ON THE LOW BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE STRAP AND HIT HIM ON THE LT FOOT.

September 26, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED WAS HELPING OT PUT A 15HP PUMP UP ON A BRIEDGE CARRIED, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK.

September 16, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE IN ORDER TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS & THE ATRS STRIKING HIM ON THE LT LEG.

August 3, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED STATED HE WAS PULLING CABLE FOR THE BRIDGE SYSTEM WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND SHOULDER.

April 25, 1994 KY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS LIFTING BELT WITH A LIFTING JACK WHEN THE JACK HANDLE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO GO DOWN BETWEEN THE JACK & STRUCTURE CAUSING A LACERATION OF RT HAND

March 11, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS TRAMING THE BRIDGE CARRIER BACK OUT OF THE BELT ENTRY WHEN THE CARRIER BACKED OVER A SMALL HILL, FORCING HIM INTO THE ROOF OF THE MINE.

January 4, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS TRAMMING HIS ROOF BOLT MACH OUT OF THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROOF FELL FROM BETWEEN THES TRAPS AND STRUCK HIKM ON THE SHOULDER.

1993 · 2 incidents

May 27, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator OTHER
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY. AS HE TURNED TO FLAG THE SCOOP DRIVER HIS BODY TURNED BUT HIS FOOT DIDNT, TWISTING HIS KNEE.