Mining Incidents

Emmanuel #5: 15 reportable incidents Coal

Fcdc Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Chandler George
Printer, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1502212

MSHA record for Emmanuel #5 (mine ID 1502212). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. Hite Preparation Company 1950 to 1980
  2. Hite Preparation Company 1980 to 1989
  3. Emmanuel Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
  4. Fcdc Coal Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Emmanuel #5 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1990 · 5 incidents

June 25, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS RIDING 4-WHEELER THROUGH BREAK BETWEEN #6 & #7 ENTRY WHEN HE CAUGHT HEAD AGAINST TOP & HURT NECK.

April 2, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

GETTING PIECE OF METAL OUT OF COAL TRUCK,WALKED INTO METAL PIPE GOING FROM ONE SIDE OF BED TO THE OTHER.

February 24, 1990 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE HURT HS BACK ON 022790 TO I NAME SUPT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON BELTLINE 022490 HE WENT TO DOC 022790 & DOC DIAGNOSED THAT HE HAD STRAINED A MUSCLE

February 7, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PULLING ROCK OFF MINER, CHAIN SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE KNEE.

January 25, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING THINGS OUT OF TRUNK OF CAR, AND TRUCK LID FELL DOWN AND STRUCK HIS HEAD.

1989 · 10 incidents

July 25, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED ROCK FELL APPROX. 3 FEET AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NECK. THERE WAS APPROX. 4 SMALL PIECES OF ROCK AT THE AREA.

May 8, 1989 KY · Coal mechanic helper ELECTRICAL
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE TRYING TO FIND AN INTERNAL BROKEN PHASE.

April 19, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE HAD TO BEND A ROOF BOLT AND THAT WAS WHEN HE HURT HIS ABCK.

April 18, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.

April 11, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN CABLE PULLED A CRIB BLOCK OUT INTO ROAD AND RAN OVER IT WITH BUGGY.

March 25, 1989 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAY PAINTING A S-CAR HIS FEET SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING OFF THE CAR,CAUSING HIM TO STEP ON THE GROUND IN AN UNBALANCED WAY.