Mining Incidents

#4 Coal

Controlled by Niece Wilford
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516854

MSHA record for #4 (mine ID 1516854). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

April 3, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apple Tree Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AFTER STARTING HIS TRUCK HE GOT OUT AND SHUT THE DOOR ON HIS HAND.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 26, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider ELECTRICAL
Apple Tree Mining Company · Flash burns (electric)

BATTERY BLOWED UP WHILE TAKING JUMPER CABLES OFF.

August 29, 1990 KY · Coal FIRE
Apple Tree Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AIR COMPRESSOR GAS TANK WAS FUELED TO OVERFLOWING WHEN ELECTRIC STARTER SPARKED FIRE WAS STARTED.SET FIRE TO TRUCK AND COMPRESSOR..

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