Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
OPER DYE GRINDER PC OF METAL FLEW IN L EYE
#3: 12 reportable incidents Coal
Capricorn Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James H Booth
Pilgrim,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516376
MSHA record for #3 (mine ID 1516376). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Jun 1990
Ownership history
- Capricorn Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#3 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file1990 · 4 incidents
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS SPLICING CABLE WHEN DRAW ROCK APPROX. 3'X3'X3' THICK FELL STRIKING HIM IN BACK.
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MOVING TOOL SLED OPER SCOOP, GOT ON TOP OF SCOOP SCOOP BEGAN TO TRAM IT CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN MINE ROOF AND SCOOP
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS HELP MOVING MINER ACROSS SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 25" X 12" X 14" X 1" THICK FELL HIT HIM IN BACK, HE TWISTED HIS LEG MOVING OUT OF WAX.
1989 · 8 incidents
December 6, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD ROOF BOLTS WHEN TRUCK OPERATOR HIT WRONG LEVER ON BOOM CHAIN HIT HIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
October 6, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT INJURED'S LEFT HAND BREWAKING INDEX FINGER.
September 21, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
MAKING BELT SPLICE NAIL FLEW OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE.
August 14, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON EQUIPMENT HAVING BACK PAIN.
July 31, 1989
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A FEEDER WHEN THE OFF SIDE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TURNED THE LEFT CORNER TO DUMP AND STRUCK INJUREDS BUGGY.
July 25, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST WHEN HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL DRILL WHEN THE \SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR BUMPED INTO COAL DRILL.
January 2, 1989
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS ON 001 MAIN SECTION #5 ENTRY AND APPROACHING THE CONTINOUS MINER WHEN DRAW ROCK APPROX 2'X2'X2" FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NECK AND BACK.