INJURED WAS REPLACING A BOLT INNTHE STEERING SADDLE OF THE OFF-STD SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE 1 1/2" BOXED END WRECH HE WAS USING SLIPPED ON BOLT CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST SUPPOR T POST OF SHUTTLE CAR.
Dulcimer No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Dulcimer No 1 (mine ID 1508919). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Apr 1988
- B & C Coal Company 1975 to 1977
- J & D Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1981
- Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc 1981 to 1987
- Great Western Coal Inc 1987 to present
Dulcimer No 1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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
7 on file1988 · 2 incidents
WHILE PULLING CABLE BACK CONDITIUOUS MINER CABLE IN CLOSE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD LANDING ON HIS REAR CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK.
1987 · 2 incidents
WHILE BOLTING I3 #4 ENTRY INJURED WAS MOVING DRILL CRADLE TOWARD HIM WHEN A PC.OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK NO INJURY WAS RECEIVED FROM DRAW ROCK BUTR WHILE ESCAPING FROM DRAW RO CK HE TWISTED H3S LEFT KNEE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNEE
ACCIDENT HAPPEN9D IN THE #3 ENTRY. AS BOLTING MACHINE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF #3 ENTRY, THE CANOPY OVER OPERATOR'S DOCK "HUNG" ON A ROOFBOLT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE BOLTING MACHINE JERKED. TH E INJURED WAS W5LKING BESIDE MANCHINE AND WHEN MACHINE JERKED, A 36" ROOFBOLT CAME OUT OF SUPPLY TRAY AND HIT INJURED UNDER RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
1986 · 1 incident
A SMALL PIECE O0 ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THIS HEAD, NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER
1985 · 1 incident
TEN BREAKS INBY3#3 PORTAL APPX.700 FOOT AND APPX. 8000 FEET FROM THE WORKING FACT A ROOF FALL APPX.46'THICK 30FT.LONG AND 25FT.WIDE OCCURED IN AN INTERSECTION.CAUSE OF FALL COULD NOT BE DETER MININED.TIMBERS3HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON A 4FT.CENTERS ON BOTH SIDES OF BELT LINE ACROSS INTERSECTION.
1984 · 1 incident
MINING COAL IN 1 ENTRY WHEN DRAW ROCK FALL ON RIGHT FOOT.