Mining Incidents

#3 Coal

Controlled by Boyd Rocky
Harold, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515658

MSHA record for #3 (mine ID 1515658). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
1987–1995
Latest incident
Sep 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
5
inspections on record
16
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 16 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

1995 · 3 incidents

September 7, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Chestnut Ridge Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS WATCHING LOW VEIN TAILPIECE. HE REACH ACROSS BELT TO GET A LUMP OF COAL. LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO MOVING BELT. HURT BACK AND HIP.

April 14, 1995 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chestnut Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING SCOOP BUCKET WITH 4 OTHER MEN HE SAID SCOOP HIT BUMP TOO HARD & HURT HIS BACK HE WAS THE ONLY ONE INJURED

1994 · 4 incidents

May 26, 1994 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON A TRANSFORMER AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER AND CENTER PART OF HIS BACK.

May 25, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE HAD A BACK INJURY 4-12-93. THE DR RELEASED HIM TO GO BACK TO WORK TO SEE IF HE COULD STAND TO WORK. EMPOYEE WAS LAID OFF WORK DUE TO LACK OF WORK. HE WAS CALLED BAKC TO WORK 10-11-9 3. 5-25-94 EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR AND TH EDR WANTS HIM TO HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY AND NO WORK. ATTACHE DIS COPY OF 4-12-93.

May 25, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING ACROSS THE ROCK PICKING BELT LINE OT GET AHSOVEL, WHEN A PAIN HIT HIM IN THE BACK, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL ONT EH BELT GUARD, BRUISING THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS STOMACH AND STRAINING HIS BACK (LOWER).

January 27, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A BUCKET OF PLASTER CAME UP THE FEEDER AND AS THE EE GRABBED THE BUCKET OFF THE DRAG CHAIN IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING HIM TO HAVE A BRUISED FOOT AND CRUSHED TENDONS.

1993 · 9 incidents

December 13, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS MOVING DC CABLE TO THE SIDE AND THE CABLE BLEW OUT BURNING EE LEFT KNEE CAP.

October 11, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BRAKING A LUMPOF COAL WITH A 12LB SLEDGE HAMMER AT THE 001-0 WORKING SECTIONS LOADING POINT. AS HE STRUCK THE COAL WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE SEALER AND THE HANDLE OF THE SLEDGE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER.

August 2, 1993 KY · Coal coal dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAKING BELT MOVE CLEANING UP AROUND FEEDER SCOOP PUSHED FEEDER OVER HITING INJURED IN LEFT SIDE. INJURED WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD THAT HE BRUISED LEFT HIP.

July 5, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE BELT IN FRONT OF THE TAILPIECE AND THE SHOVEL CAUGHT A METAL SPLICE AND SHOVED THE SHOVEL INTO HIS RIBS.

April 13, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BATTERY ON SCOOP THE BATTERY SLIPPED ON THE RAIL USED TO CHANGE BATTERIES WITH EE TURNED AROUND TO CATCH THE BATTERY INJURING HIS LOWER PART OF BACK.

April 12, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT ROLLERS IN A END LOADER BUCKET, AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.

April 8, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER AND REACHED DOWN AND LIFTED A ROOF BOLT CRATE TWISTING HIS BACK.

January 25, 1993 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BURST A PIECE OF COAL & ROCK TO FREE THE BELTLINE NEAR THE TAILPIECE. WHEN HE SWUNG THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE MISSED THE COAL & ROCK AND THE HAMMER WENT ONTO THE BELTLINE. TH E JERK FROM WHERE HE MISSED THE COAL & ROCK CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1992 · 9 incidents

December 9, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS IN SCOOP BUCKET ON HANDS & KNEES WHEN BUCKET STARTED TO RAISE CAUSING EMPL TO HIT BACK ON ROOF. THEN THE BUCKET STARTED BACK THROWING EMPL OFF INTO A WATER HOLE.

November 17, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR ON ATRS FOR ROOF BOLTER OUTSIDE OF MINES. WHEN HE WENT TO LIFT THE ATRS. UPRIGHT THE JACK CAME DOWN AND HIT EMPLOYEES NIGHT HAND BREAKING THE TIP END OF HIS MIDDL E FINGER AND BRUISING THE RING FINGER NEXT TO IT. ALSO AFTER THE FINGERS WERE INJURED THE EMPLOYEE PASSED OUT HITTING RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON A BAORD.

September 29, 1992 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A LUMP OF COAL OUT OF TAILPIECE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

September 8, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTEN A ROOF BOLT-FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

August 14, 1992 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

74339NG ROOF BELT UP BOLT SLIPPED CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN PLATE ON BOLT & PINNER DAMAGED LEFT INDEX FINGER & BROKE A BONE IN HIS HAND

July 2, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BACKING DRILL OUT-GOING AROUND CORNER CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN DRILL AND RIB CAGE.

March 23, 1992 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS T RYING TO GET LUMP OF COAL OUT BETWEEN CURTAIN & BELT LUMP OF COAL FELL ON RT HAND BRUISING HIS KNUCKLES & HAND

1987 · 2 incidents

August 6, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K C Rogers Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING 2 B9LTS WHEN BACK PULLED X RAY SHOWED CRACKED VERTEBRA.

May 20, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K C Rogers Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PICKING ROC5 FROM BELT LINE WHEN A ROCK STRUCK LEFT HAND, MASHING MIDDLE FINGER.

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