LIFTING XXTRAM SPEED REDUCER & PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
Benco No 1: 12 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Benco No 1 (mine ID 1516008). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
- Benco Mining Inc 1987 to present
Benco No 1 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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
12 on file1989 · 3 incidents
WORKING ON #3 TAILPIECE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK COME OFF #4 HEADDRIVE STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BOLTS FROM FLATCAR & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
1988 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING THROUGH BREAK BETWEEN #4 & #5 ENTRY TWO BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA WHERE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & CUTT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF LEFT HAND CUTTING TWO LIGAMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF MAN TRIP AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS SLIDING ROCK OFF MINER WHEN ROCK SLIPPED OFF SIDE CAUGHT THUMB ON RT HAND AND SMASHED
CUTTING PLASTIC WATER LINE WITH POCKET KNIFE AND BLADE CLOSED ON FINGER.
INJURED WAS HELPING PUSH A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK OFF A BRIDGE CONVEYOR AND THE ROCK TRIPPED UP WHEN IT CAME OFF CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT INJURED'S RIGHT HAND LONGEST FINGER BETWEEN IT AND ROOF CUTTING FINGER FROM LAST JOINT TO END OF FINGER APPROX. ONE INCH. 4 STITCHES.
WALKING ON WET MINE FLOOR & LOST FOOTING ON RIGHT LEG & PUT PRESSURE ON LEFT KNEE WHILE TWISTING.
LIFTING TRANSMISSION ON TO A MOBILE BRIDGE TONIGHT AND HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE PERSONNELL CARRIER AND RUN INTO A CRIB AND THE IMPACT FORCED HIS HEAD FORWARD AND HIS UPPER LIP HIT ANE STEERING ARM
BOLTING HIGH T 2P FOR HEAD DRIVE USING METAL ROOF STRAPS ROTATING BOLT TO SET UP RESIN CAUGHT ON STRAP CAUGING IT TO SPIN AROUND HIT INDIVIDUAL ON EAR RIGHT