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#2: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Nicholas Saylor
Cranks, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1509340

MSHA record for #2 (mine ID 1509340). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
Ownership history
  1. Princess Anne Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1986
  2. New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#2 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 29, 1987 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING, A PIECE OF THE MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECE FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND BECOM.. XXX BECAME CRUS2ER BENEATH THE ROCK AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

Reportable incidents

9 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 5 incidents

June 23, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL MOVING BOLTING MACHINE TO ANOTHER POSITION WHEN MACHINE SPUN AROUND ON SOFT BOTTOM AND SANK IN BOTTOM PINNING EMPL RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN FRAME AND BOTTOM.

April 8, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MINER WAS PULLING UP TIE DOWN STANDS FOR BELT SET UP & STRAINED HIS BACK.

1987 · 4 incidents

July 29, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING,M A PIECE OF THE MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTGEDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECES FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND WAS HIT BY A P3ECE OF FALLING ROCK. THIS RESULTED IN BACK INJURIES AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL

July 29, 1987 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING, A PIECE OF MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECES FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS SETING JACKS AFTER MINER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND H HIS LEG WAS PIN3ED AGAINST THE RIB A PIECE OF ROCK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL