Triple C Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING BELT HEAD
#2: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Triple C Coal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Aubra P Dean; Carl E McAfee
Wallins,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516942
MSHA record for #2 (mine ID 1516942). 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
- 1990–1994
- Latest incident
- May 1994
Ownership history
- High Rise Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1991
- Triple C Coal Inc 1991 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
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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.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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1994 · 2 incidents
February 5, 1994
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple C Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
SAID HE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND HURT BACK.
1990 · 5 incidents
High Rise Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HIGHWALL FELL IN ON THE SURFACE PORTAL BACK TO SLIP ABOUT 10FT INSIDE 3 PORTAL OVER TO ALL OF THE RAIN THAT FELL THE PAST WEEK.
High Rise Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
SCOOP OPERATOR,HIT KNEE ON TOP WHILE IN THE SCOOP.
High Rise Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL IN FACE AREA OF #3 ENTRY 18' X 30' X 5'.OCCURRED WHERE SEVERAL HILLSEAMS WERE PRESENT.4'RESIN BOLTS AND STEEL STRAPS WERE THE MEANS OF SUPPORT.
November 16, 1990
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
High Rise Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRUCK EMPL IN FOOT AND LOWER LEG AREA.
October 30, 1990
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
High Rise Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATOR WAS BOLTING AND HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE DRILL STEEL AND TURNED HIS HAND AROUND THE STEEL.