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Blazing Saddles Plant #1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by B W McDonald
Garrett, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516815

MSHA record for Blazing Saddles Plant #1 (mine ID 1516815). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. Blazing Saddles Coal Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Blazing Saddles Plant #1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WERE REPLACING ELEVATOR CHAIN ON JIG WASHER REMOVING BUCKETS FROM OLD CHAIN SPOTTING BUCKETS WITH MOTOR, BUCKET STARTED ROLLING BACK AS EE STARTED MOTOR EE TOOK HOLD OF DRIVER BELTS CUTTING FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

January 17, 1991 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER BELT LINE. GOT SHOVEL BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BELT. SHOVEL CAUGHT THE ROLLER, PULLING LEFT ARM INTO ROLLER, BROKE LEFT ARM ABOVE WRIST.

1990 · 1 incident

April 20, 1990 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING VIBRATOR FROM FEEDER. WHEN VIBRATOR CAME LOLSE FROM FEEDER PAN CHAIN HOLDING VIBRATOR CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN & BACK WALL OF HOPPER BREAKING RING FINGER CUTTING KNUCKLE ON LEFT HA ND.