Barbourville Prep Plant Coal

Richland Coal Company · Facility

Controlled by Lee Congleton

Barbourville, Knox County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1504565

MSHA record for Barbourville Prep Plant (mine ID 1504565). 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: 1986–1992
Latest incident: Oct 1992

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 12, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Richland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE EXITED HIS TRUCK & APPREACHED THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER TRUCK TO SPEAK TO THE DRIVER HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE SIDE STEP OF THE TRUCK & PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BED FRAME TO PULL HIMSELF UP TO DRIVING SIDE WINDOW WHEN HE PULLED HIMSELF UP TOTOP OF HI-HEAD STUCK THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROW FRAME

1991 · 2 incidents

May 2, 1991 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Richland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HELPING CO-WORKER(WELDER) SUPPORTING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WHEN WELDER HIT THE SHEET METAL WITH A HAMMER CAUSING RUST & DUST TO FALL IN INJUREDS LEFT EYE

March 7, 1991 KY · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Richland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS SHARPENING A BUSH AXE WHEN FILE SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY TO LACERATE MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND INJURY REQUIRED 4 STICHES.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 7, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Richland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT PICKING TABLE WHEN COAL DUST APPRENTLY ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

April 3, 1989 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Richland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REPAIRING RAILROAD SWITCH LIFTING PLATE WHEN HE SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER RT THE FIRST JOINT

1988 · 1 incident

March 15, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Richland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

NAM WAS RE INSERTING WINDOW IN DOOR BETWEEN PARTS TRAILER AND SHOP, HAND SLIPPED AND WENT THROUGH GLASS WINDOW..

1987 · 1 incident

August 27, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS

Richland Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SUSPECTED PNEUM2CONIOSIS.

1986 · 1 incident

June 2, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Richland Coal Company · Fall from ladders

DROPPING RAIL C5RS THROUGH SWITCH WHEN BRAKE FAILED CAUSING CAR TO SLAM INTO OTHER CARS MAKING HIM LOSE BALANCE AND FALL DOWN LADDER.

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