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No 7 Coal

Cougar Coal Company Inc · Underground

Controlled by James H Booth

Vanlear, Johnson County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1517872

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1997–1998
Latest incident: Apr 1998

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

April 17, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Cougar Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LAYING ON GROUND INSTALLING SHIMS ON MINER WHEN HE GOT UP HE SAID BACK WAS HURT.

January 6, 1998 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Cougar Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A NON INJURIES ACCIDENT OCCURED IN THE INTAKE AIR COURSE, 5 ENTRY AT SPAD 310.

1997 · 1 incident

March 19, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Cougar Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING A DUST COLLECTOR ON RD16 DRILL. WHILE TWISTING DUST COLLECTOR (LINING UP) HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND SHARP PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER BACK. THIS WAS REPORTED TO ME ON 3-21-97. DR DIAGNOSIS: PULLED MUSCLE.