Fern Valley Coal

H R Wood Coal Company Inc · Underground

Controlled by Wood Haynes R

P O Box 625, Butler County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1512153

MSHA record for Fern Valley (mine ID 1512153). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 1983–1985
Latest incident: May 1985

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded

August 24, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

H R Wood Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOW COAL AND HUMAN ERROR AND CAUSED FATALITY

September 2, 1983 KY · Coal scoop car operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

H R Wood Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HIDDEN SLIP IN RIB RELEASED ROCK AND FELL ON VICTIM.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1985 · 1 incident

May 30, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

H R Wood Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SHOVELING ON BELT AND SECTION OF ROCK FELL.3\\ X 18\\ X 4\\ THICK STRIKING MINER ON BACK.

1984 · 2 incidents

February 15, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

H R Wood Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STOOPED OVER TO PICK UP A ROCK AND PULLED HIS BACK

January 23, 1984 KY · Coal INUNDATION

H R Wood Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FOREMAN DIDNT INSTRUCT OR SEE TO IT THAT DRILL MAN DRILLED AHEAD AS PER LAW & INSTRUCTIONS.NO DAMAGE-TOOK 4 DAYS TO PUMP WATER OUT.FIRED THE FOREMAN.

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