Mining Incidents

Belmon No 10: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Great Western Coal Inc · Underground
Coalgood, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512328

MSHA record for Belmon No 10 (mine ID 1512328). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc 1980 to 1987
  2. Great Western Coal Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Belmon No 10 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

6 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

July 29, 1987 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Great Western Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RETURNING3FROM THE FEEDER BACK TO CONT MINER, THE TIRE ON SHUTTLECAR DROPPED INTO HOLE IN ROADWAY, JARRING WORKERS BODY AND CAUSING HIM PAIN LOWER BACK AREA

January 13, 1987 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME STATED T2AT WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HE RAN OVER AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROADWAY WHICH BOUNCED HIM UP AGAINST THE CAR CANOPY INJURING HIS NECK.

1986 · 2 incidents

June 11, 1986 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING B2LT MACHINE OUT OF #4 ENTRY HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE DECK OF THE BOLT MACHINE. HE WAS BACKING THE BOLT MACHINE OUT TO HELP BOLT CREW.

January 27, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS WALK3NG FROM #4 TO #5 ENTRY. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID FALLING HE JERKED ANDALSO STRAINED HIS LEFT HIP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, HE FINISHED HIS S2IFT, HE ALSO WORKED ON 28TH, 29TH AND 30TH.

1985 · 1 incident

September 24, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WALKED TWO BREAKS FROM THE END OF THE TRACK TO THE SCOOP CHARGING STATION THROUGH MUD AND WATER AS HE STARTED TO ENTER THE CHARGING STATION HIS FOOT SLID AND HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE IT W AS DRY AT THE CHARGING STATION THERE WAS MUD ONHIS BOOTS

1984 · 1 incident

December 11, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING THE ROOF IN #2 ENTRY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK.