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Division Shop: 12 reportable incidents Coal
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
- Beth Energy Mines Inc 1950 to present
Division Shop sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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 file1987 · 4 incidents
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1986 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS CHA3GIN A DRILL AUGER ON A DRILL TRUCK WHEN THE AUGER FELL, STRIKING INJURED S RIGHT SHOULDER AND CHEEK.
1984 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS WORKING ON FORKLIFT. HE STATED THAT AS HE PICKED UP A DRUM HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
1983 · 6 incidents
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.
INJURED WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER STACKER BELT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN
INJURED WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF COAL UP STEPS TO GRINDING ROOM WHEN LEFT FOOT CAUGHT ON TOP STEPS CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
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.
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.
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.