Mining Incidents

Division Shop: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Beth Energy Mines Inc · Facility
Controlled by Bethlehem Steel Corp
Jenkins, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1502047

MSHA record for Division Shop (mine ID 1502047). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Beth Energy Mines Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Division Shop sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

November 11, 1987 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNGS. 3

October 12, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSES.3

April 15, 1987 KY · Coal welder (shop) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSES 5UNGS.

January 7, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS 3

1986 · 1 incident

March 25, 1986 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS CHA3GIN A DRILL AUGER ON A DRILL TRUCK WHEN THE AUGER FELL, STRIKING INJURED S RIGHT SHOULDER AND CHEEK.

1984 · 1 incident

September 18, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS WORKING ON FORKLIFT. HE STATED THAT AS HE PICKED UP A DRUM HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1983 · 6 incidents

November 29, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED AND CO-WORKER WAS CARRING A 4" PIPE, 6FT LONG THROUGH A NARROW PLACE. INJURED HEEL CAUGHT ON A SPEED REDURER BASE AT DUSTER TOBB CAUSING HIM TO FALL TWISTING HIS BACK.

November 28, 1983 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER STACKER BELT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN

November 23, 1983 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Fall down stairs

INJURED WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF COAL UP STEPS TO GRINDING ROOM WHEN LEFT FOOT CAUGHT ON TOP STEPS CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

November 22, 1983 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS PUTTING IN MASTER SWITCH- HE HAD STAYED IN OFF- SET IN WALL-8" OFF FLOOR.AS HE REACHED UP TO PUT SWITCH IN HIS FOOT SLIPPER OUT OF OFF SET CAUSING HIM TO DROP TO FLOOR.

January 4, 1983 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS IN A STANDING POSITION TALKING TO CO-WORKER ABOUT BORROWING MAGNET BASE DRILL. ANOTHER CO-WORKER WAS DRIVING BEARING IN A 12CM POT WITH A PUNCH WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF THE PUNCH BLEW OFF STRIKING INJURED IN HIS FOREHEAD.

January 4, 1983 KY · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE LATHE & REACHED OUT WITH HIS RIGHT ARM TO SWING THE COOLANT PIPE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HIS RIGHT FOREARM CAUGHT ON A TOOL BIT WHICH WAS INT HE BIT HOLDER OG '%*%' OF THE LATHE.