Mining Incidents

StripCoal

JRC Mining, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Charles Collins
Raven, Knott County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517547
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Nov 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2002 · 7 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS MOVING COAL DRILL OUT OF #2 HEADING WHEN HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE WHEEL RIGHT LEG IS BROKEN

Struck by flying object

EE WAS BUSTING A PIECE OF COAL ONT HE FEEDER WHEN HIS HAMMER HIT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND IT CAME DOWN ON HIS NECK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OLD BELT LINE ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF OLD WATER LINE CAUGHT THE BUCKET OF SCOOP AND CAME AROUND AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS HE BENT A BOLT TO PUT UP AND WHEN HE WENT TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT IT TWISTED AND HE FELL INTO BOLTER HEAD.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PICKED UP ONE END OF MOTOR FOR SCOOP WHEN HISHAND SLIPPED THE MOTOR CAME DOWN ON HIS RT. HAND& CUT 2 MIDDLE FINGERS, REQUIRED STITCHES.

Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN OLD WORKS AT INTERSECTION ABOUT 120' INBY SPAD #2891.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS TAMPING THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF CAP COAL CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT HAND.

2001 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HAD JUST DRILLED #8 HEADING AND WAS BACKING UP WHEN HIS FOOT SAT PINCHED BETWEEN A BLOCK OF COAL AND THE DRILL.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING IN THE FEEDER HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAME DOWN ON HIS BACK.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS LOADING COAL FROM THE FACE WHILE TRAMMING OUT OF THE FACE AREA. EE RAISED HEAD TO LOOK AT BUCKET OF SCOOP WHEN HIS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WI6TH ROOF AND PUSHED HEAD FORWARD.

2000 · 9 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING BELT LINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 2' X 18"" X 3"" CAME LOOSE FROM TOP AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL ON #4 BELT LINE 3 CROSSCUTS INBY #4 HEAD AT SPAD #2036. ABOUT 20'WIDE & 3' THICK

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PARKED BOSS BUGGY BEHIND CUTTER AND WAS WORKING ON REEL CHAIN WHEN SCOOP CAME AROUND CORNER AND HIT BUGGY AND THE BUGGY CAME IN CONTACT WITH EE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRAMING CUTTER OUT OF #5 ENTRY GOT HEAD CAUGHT ON BOLTER CABLE AND PUSHED HIM DOWN IN CUTTER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING COAL AT FACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT INTERSECTION OF #7 ENTRY. LAST OPEN CROSS CUT ON 001 SECTION. FALL WAS ABOUT 40"" THICK ROOF WAS LAMINATED SHALE AND SAND STONE.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP WHEN HIS KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A ROOF BOLT HEAD AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE.

Accident type, without injuries

THIS IS AN AMMENDED COPY THIS FALL WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED OFF INT HE #4 ENTRY. ALSO NO.3 ENTRY WAS STOPPED FROM ADVANCING ON 2-2-00 AFTER THEY WERE BOLTED. THE TEST HOLES SHOWED CRACKS IN TH E ROOF THERE FORE THE ROOF WAS ALLOWED TO FALL. THIS WAS NOT AN UNINTENIONAL ROOF FALL. FALL IS APP. 140 FT OUTBY WORKING FACES.