Mining Incidents

#5 Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Brookside, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516829

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
Ownership history
  1. Appalachian Collieries Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#5 Mine sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1993 · 5 incidents

August 10, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Fall onto or against objects

THE INJURED WAS BUILDING A SEAL. HE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON SEAL BLOCK, HURTING HIS NECK.

April 29, 1993 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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 .

April 27, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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.

April 8, 1993 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS CUTTING PULL ROPE OFF MINER CABLE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ARM.

March 17, 1993 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Accident type, without injuries

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

August 14, 1992 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

July 14, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED WAS LOADING ROCKDUST INTO A DUSTER. HE TURNED AND PICKED UP A BAG AND HURT HIS BACK.