THE INJURED WAS BUILDING A SEAL. HE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON SEAL BLOCK, HURTING HIS NECK.
#5 Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #5 Mine (mine ID 1516829). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1991–1993
- Latest incident
- Aug 1993
- Appalachian Collieries Corp 1990 to present
#5 Mine sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
8 on file1993 · 5 incidents
EE WAS HAULING COAL TO FEEDER. HE WENT AROUND A CORNER, WHICH HAD SOME CAP COAL LEFT THERE (THE TOP WAS LOW). THE CAP COAL CAUGHT HIM AND PUSHED HIM FORWARD IN DECK, HURTING HIS CHEST AND NECK .
EE WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR IN LOW COAL. HE LOOKED BACK OVER HIS SHOULDER AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP, HURTING HIS NECK.
THE INJURED WAS CUTTING PULL ROPE OFF MINER CABLE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ARM.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED @ #5 MINE. THE FALL IS APPROX.6' THICK 18'WIDE 20' LONG NO PLANS WERE MADE TO CLEAN-UP SINCE IT WAS IN A PILLAR SPLIT. FALL COVERED HEADS OF MINER A PLAN WAS POSTED FOR GETTING MINER OUT.ALL PEOPLE WEREINSTRUCTED IN PROCEDURE.
1992 · 1 incident
38509NJURED WAS HELPING BUILD CRIBS. HE WAS HOLDING A CRIB BLOCK WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WEDGING IT IN TO TIGHTEN THE CRIB UP. HIS HAND ACCIDENTALLY SLIPPED AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BLOCK AND 017?0
1991 · 2 incidents
INJ WAS PULLING MINER CABLE & HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS LOADING ROCKDUST INTO A DUSTER. HE TURNED AND PICKED UP A BAG AND HURT HIS BACK.