Mining Incidents

#3: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Floyd Ridge Mines Inc · Underground
Mousie, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517511

MSHA record for #3 (mine ID 1517511). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1994–1998
Latest incident
Sep 1998
Ownership history
  1. Motts Branch Coal Inc 1994 to 1994
  2. Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1998
  3. C & A Coal Inc 1998 to 1998
  4. Floyd Ridge Mines Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#3 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
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

16 on file

1998 · 3 incidents

September 9, 1998 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Floyd Ridge Mines Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING ONTO BOSS BUGGY, TWISTED AROUND, TWISTED KNEE.

May 19, 1998 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
C & A Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SMASHED FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN TOP AND FRAME OF SCOOP HAT TO HAVE STITCHES IN ONE FINGER.

May 7, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & A Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ATTEMPTING TO BEND A ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL AND SADI HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

1997 · 5 incidents

December 30, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BUILDING BRATTICE THROWING PLASTER GETTING IN LEFT EYE.

December 29, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN OPERATOR SAID PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING HIM IN BACK. DR SAID EITHER HAD PULLED MUSCLE OR BACK SPASMS.

April 12, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

RUNNING ROOF BOLTER PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 1' LONG, 6-1/2" WIDE, 1" THICK. SHARP ON EDGE CUTTING A 1" LONG CUT ON LEFT ARM.

January 3, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

TRAMMING PERSONNEL BUGGY OVER LUMP OF COAL, BUMPED HEAD ON TOP. HURTING LOWER PART OF NECK.

1996 · 3 incidents

June 24, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SCOOP RAN OVER PIECE OF COAL OR ROCK SITTING IN UPRIGHT POSITION BOUNCED OPERATOR UP CAME DOWN ON TAIL SAID HURT OLD BACK INJURY.

June 14, 1996 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey STRIKING OR BUMPING
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CRAWLING ACROSS SECTION. SAID FINGER STARTED HURTING. DID NOT WORK THE WEEK FORM 6-17 TO 6-24-96CALLED ME AT HOME 6-18-96 AND SAID HE HAD HURT FINGER ON 6-10-96.

February 27, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BOLTER STEEL BACK IN HEAD. HAD HAND OVER BASE ON STEEL PINCHING HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND TOP, TEARING SKIN ON LEFT INDEX FINGER AND ON THUMB.

1995 · 4 incidents

December 22, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BOLTER STEEL TOGETHER PINCH LEFT INDEX FINGER.

October 5, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

MAKING BELT SPLICE OUTSIDE PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF HAMMER HITTING WORKER IN NECK

April 20, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULL MUSCLE WHEN STRAIGHTEN A ROOF BOLT OUT. BOLT TWISTED AND BOLTER MAN PULLED MUSCLE.

1994 · 1 incident

November 28, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murriell-Don Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER [INJURED] WAS LOWERING DRILL STEEL WHEN HEAD SLIPPED OFF STEEL & STARTED TO PUSH HEAD BACK UP & PINCHEAD FINGERS.