Mining Incidents

#3 Coal

J & R Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Roger N Bentley
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517082

MSHA record for #3 (mine ID 1517082). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1992 · 5 incidents

March 10, 1992 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
J & R Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HOSE BUSTED ON SCOOP SHOT FIRE STOPPED DRIVER AND CHECKED IT AND TOLD HIM IT WAS BUSTED DRIVER THOUGHT HE WAS IN CLEAR, WHEEL RAN OVER TOES

February 24, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J & R Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HAD ROCK FALL 24"-36" THICK X28'X20 FT WE ARE GOING UNDER BARRIER BLOCK IN THE 3 SEAM WHICH IS APPROX 45 FT ABOVE OUR MINE AND IT PUT PRESSURE ON OUR TOP AND CAUSED IT TO FALL INSTRUCTED TO PU T CRIBS AT HILL SEAMS AND PRESSURE POINTS.

January 20, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J & R Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HAD ROCK FALL 16'WIDE X 90'LONG X 3'DEEP. THE CAUSE FELL LIKE WAS A BARRIER BLOCK LEFT IN THE #2 SEAM 60'ABOVE OUT #2 SEAM AND WATER CUTING THE TOP OUR PLACER WERE 16'WIDE WITH CRIBS.

January 17, 1992 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & R Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

SAID HE WAS PULLING UP CUTTER CABLE & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

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