Mining Incidents

Mine No 10Coal

Reedy Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Willis Ring
Deane, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518303
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Apr 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2002 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS THROWING TIMBERS FROM ALONG SIDE THE RIB TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY WOULD BE SET. HE SAYS THAT WHILE THROWING HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

Accident type, without injuries

A PILLAR FALL OCCURED ONT HE 001 PILLAR SECTION INT HE #6 ENTRY TRAPPING OUR 1415 JOY CONTINUOUS MINER. THE TOP WAS SHALE WITH MUTIPLE HILLSEAMS. THE MINER WAS RETREIVED AND NORMAL MINNING BEG AN. NO INJURIES OCCURED DURING THIS PERIOD.

Accident type, without injuries

A HILLSEAM MEASURING 6' HIGH-12'WIDE-30' LONG, FELL IN THE FACE OF THE #7 ENTRY. A COAL STREAK AT THE TOP OF THE FALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE COLLAPSE. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AROUND THE AREA. NO INJU RIES OCCURRED DURING THIS INCIDENT.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 6' HIGH 30' LONG & 20' WIDE FELL IN THE RETURN NETURAL 13 BREAKS OUT BY THE CO #4 HEAD-DRIVE. THE ROOF WAS LAMINATED SHALE WITH MULTIPLE MOUNTAIN SEAMS. NO INJURIES TO ME N OR MACHINE OCCURED.

2001 · 7 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED INT HE #3 ENTRY DURING PILLAR EXTRACTION TRAPPING OUR CONTINOUS MINER. THE ENTRY HAD HIDDEN MOUNTAIN SEAMS ALLOWING THE ROOF TO COLLASPE. NO INJURIES OCCURED DURING THE FAL L AND OR REMOVAL OF THIS MINER. ALL SAFETY PERCAUSTIONS WERE EXERCISED DURING REMOVAL.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM A SCOOP. WHEN HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 PILLAR SECTION ENTRAPPING OUR 1415 CONTINUOUS MINER. WE HAD BEGAN REMOVING PILLARS IN THE #7 ENTRY WHEN A SECTION OF ROOF COLLAPSED CATCHING THE MINER. NO INJUR IES OCCURRED IN THIS ACCIDENT.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM 1415 CM MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SLIPPED CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE MINER AND ROCK.

Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX. 1:30 PM A ROOF FALL MEASURING 19' WIDE, 25' LONG AND 48"" THICK FELL APPROX. 100' LEFT HANDED OF SPAD 389. NO INJURIES OCCURED IN THIS FALL.

Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX. 2:00 PM A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' WIDE AND 22' LONG AND 48"" HIGH FELL 60' INBY SPAD #389 IN THE NO. 1 HEADING. THE ROOF STRATA WAS WEAK WITH A RIDER SEAM AT OR NEAR THE ANCHORAGE ZO NE. NO INJURIES OCCURED WITH THIS FALL.

Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STIKING EE ON THE BACK OF NECK, HIS INJURIES WERE NOT SERIOUS AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WORK VERY SOON.