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#12 Coal

Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp · Underground

Controlled by Dennis Ratliff; Timmy Ratliff

Burdine, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1518094

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 1998–1999
Latest incident: Jan 1999

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1999 · 1 incident

January 12, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #1 HEADING. AN UNDETECTABLE KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLTS. BOLTS THAT WERE ALREADY SET. HIT EE ON SHOULDER.

1998 · 3 incidents

December 9, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BELT ON BLOWER MOTOR ON ROOF BOLTE THE BAR SLIPPED HE WAS USING FINGER HIS HAND AT THE BELT PULLEY

November 23, 1998 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP A 50 POUND BAG OF ROCK DUST AND MOVING IT FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SIDE.

November 17, 1998 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER

Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

INJ. WAS RUNNING THE CO. ON HIS OWN WITH NO HELP. HE WAS WORKING 2 SHIFTS WITH ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY AND STRESS. HE HAD ALL THE PHYSICAL & FINANCIAL PARTS OF THE JOB. THE STRESS WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM & A BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURED IN HIS BRAIN.