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#6 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Brookside, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516998

MSHA record for #6 Mine (mine ID 1516998). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. Appalachian Collieries Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#6 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

4 on file

1992 · 4 incidents

July 27, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Struck against a moving object

95104RIVING COAL TRUCK,FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT ARM AND NECK WHEN TRUCK HIT POTHOLE.

July 15, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Struck by powered moving object

THE INJURED WAS HELPING SET MINER BITS HE WAS BENT OVER. THE CUTTER HEAD GETTING BIT OUT WHEN THE CUTTER HEAD TURNED ON STRIKING HIM IN THE SIDE.

March 3, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS REFUELING DOZIER & WAS GETTING DOWN WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON GROUND

February 18, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED WAS CHANGING RIPPER CHAIN ON MINER WHILE LIFTING CHAIN FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK NOTE ALLEGED ACCIDENT NONE PROVEN WORKERS COMPENSATION