Mining Incidents

Clas #4Coal

Kite, Knott County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519105
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2008
Latest incident
Sep 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2008 · 6 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

1 break inby the feeder at spad #370, we had a roof fall that caught 2 shuttle cars about 4' on one of thjem and 6' on the other one. It looks as if their was a vertical crack that caused the fall.

Accident type, without injuries

While traveling airways, found a roof fall about 4' thick, 25' wide and 40' long, 1 break inby spad #277. Looks like there was a hill seam there and water has cut it loose.

Accident type, without injuries

While traveling air ways discovered a roof fall 1 break to the right of spad #268. It was measured about 20' wide, 70' long and 7' thick. Check test holes around it and checked OK. Timbered and dangered off. Looks as if 2 hill seams caused fall. Will keep a closer look at top to try to keep this from happening.

Accident type, without injuries

While traveling the airways I found a roof fall 1 break inby spad 303. It had fallen about 4' thick 12' wide and 70' long. I check test holes around it found no other cracks came outside reported the fall and went back timered and dangered fell off hill seems and water look like cause fall.

Accident type, without injuries

While checking a place that I had dangered off earlier in the week, I found that it had fallen. About 90' long 20' wide adn 5' thick. There was hill seams and water coming out of the top.

Accident type, without injuries

While traveling the return on the way to section found a roof fall in an abandoned area of the mine. Did not affect ventilation and no one injured. The fall was about 4' thick, 20' wide & about 45' long.

2007 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall was found in 1st left return panel, 900' outby section. Fall did not effect ventilation at the mine. Fall was discovered by superintendant.

Struck by falling object

While attempting to put a cover back on the roof bolter, he dropped the cover and it hit on top of his foot behind the steel toe.