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Clay Co #4 Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James J Kocian
Manchester, Clay County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517537

MSHA record for Clay Co #4 Strip (mine ID 1517537). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Clay Co #4 Strip sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

October 19, 1994 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 988B LOADER CLEANING COAL WHEN THE MAIN OIL LINE RUPTURED. SPRAYING OIL ON HE TURBO IN TURN CAUSING ON IGNITION. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE LOADER APPROX 8' TO T HE GROUND. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UTNIL 11-8-94 WHEN HE RETURNED TO DR AND WA ADVISED TO STAY OFF FROM WORK FOR 1 WEEK AND RECEIVE THERAPY. INITIAL HOSPITAL VISIT DID NTO RECOMMEND TIME

August 12, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING SERVICE TRUCK WITH A HYDROLIC JACK. DUE TO WEIGHT BEING APPLIED TO THE JACK ON SOFT GROUND, THE JACK TILTED AND SLIPPED STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIBS, CAUSING INCOMP LETE FRACTURE TO RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE. EE RETURNEDTO WORK THE NEXT DAY ON RESTRICTED DUTY.