C H & S Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
DRIVING SCOOP T2 OUTSIDE SCOOP DROPPED INTO POTHOLE ON ROADWAY AT THAT INSTANCE EE FELT SOMETHING SHARP PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES IN BACK.
#2: 7 reportable incidents Coal
C H & S Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Larry Yonts; Ray Slone
Kite,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512587
MSHA record for #2 (mine ID 1512587). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Apr 1986
Ownership history
- C H & S Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1986
- C H & S Mining Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#2 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 1 incident
May 14, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
C H & S Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BOLTING IN #7 HEADING-BOLTER MACHINE CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN MACHINE AND RIB OF COAL CAUSING ARM TO BE SQUEEZED (RIGHT ARM)<.
1984 · 4 incidents
October 24, 1984
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C H & S Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE THROUGH BLOCK OF COAL ON TOP OF COAL TRUCK. BLOCK FELL BROKE OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD. EMPLOYEE WASN\T WEARING HARD HAT.
C H & S Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAND INSERTED BETWEEN SCREEN OF ROCK DUSTER WITH FINGER MAKING CONTACT WITH OPERATING AUGER IN MACHINE.
C H & S Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING PRY BAR TO EXTRACT WHEEL RACE FROM WHEEL ON M INE MACHINE SMALL SLIVER OF METAL BROKE OFF RACE STRIKING EMP ON LOWER LIP PENETRATING LIP
C H & S Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION AUGER BARREL ON WAGON DRILL WHEN ALONE GOT CAUGHT ON TURNING BARREL PULLING RIGHT HAND AROUND AUGER BARREL CUTTING TOP OF HAND
1983 · 1 incident
April 29, 1983
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
C H & S Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE SAYS HE WAS TARPING TRUCK, SLIPPED ON COAL & HAD TO CATCH FALL WEIGHT WITH LEFT HAND THEREBY INFLICTING PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. THE ACCIDENT O%'*%*%* WAS NOT KNOWN TO EMPLOYER UNTIL HEALTH INS. CLAIM FORM WAS RECEIVED ON 11-14-83 BY MAIL. EE HAD MADE NO PREVIOUS REPORT. EE INSTRUCTED TO REPORT ALL INJURIES PROMPTLY.