Mining Incidents

King No 5 Mine Coal

American Fuel Corp · Underground
Controlled by Aarra Robert T
Hiawatha, Carbon County, UT  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4201389

MSHA record for King No 5 Mine (mine ID 4201389). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Mar 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1983 · 13 incidents

March 25, 1983 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN 1ST RIGHT ENTRY AND TRIPPED OVER COAL AND A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE

March 22, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
United States Fuel Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY JARRING HIS BACK

March 22, 1983 UT · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
United States Fuel Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NECK HURTING AFTER RIDING IN MANTRIP

March 7, 1983 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK

February 28, 1983 UT · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Fuel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN ON ENTRY WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS ELBOW.

February 23, 1983 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
United States Fuel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DIESEL MANTRIP WHEN HE WAS BACKING VEHICLE UP-HE ROOFED OUT, GETTING DRAGGED ACROSS THE STEERING WHEEL & DASH BOARD CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIBS & BACK.

February 14, 1983 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A MINER CABLE AGAINST THE RIB WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

February 9, 1983 UT · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Fuel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING MATERIALS ON ROOF BOLTERS. (ROOF BOLTS & RESIN.) WHILE LOADING MATERIALS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

January 25, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
United States Fuel Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS MINER OPERATOR CLEANIGN BOTTOM WHEN MINER BITS THREW PIECES OF ROCK BACK INTO CAB.

January 3, 1983 UT · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
United States Fuel Company · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE CLEANING BOTTOM TOWARD FACE ON BRATTICE SIDE C/MINER REACHED FACE & IGNITION OCCURRED HEAD WAS TRIMMING BOTTOM ROCK. NINE SPRAMS INOPERATIVE. BRATTICE TWO FEET FURTHER THAN PLAN STATES. NO DAMAGE. FALME WAS 10 W X 2\H.X 15\C.

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