COAL SEAM IS 28"-30".OPER OF SCOOP RAISED HIS KNEE UP AND IT CAUGHT ROOF BOLT CAUSING A BRUISE.COME OUTSIDE,RESTED 1 HR ,RETURNED TO WORK.NEXT DAY,WENT TO DR AND REPORTED STRAINED MUSCLE.
G1: 12 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for G1 (mine ID 1514487). 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
- 1984–1990
- Latest incident
- Jun 1990
- Viking Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1986
- Five Of Us Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
- Steven Lee Enterprises 1988 to 1989
- Regency Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1992
- Kyber Coal Company Inc 1992 to present
G1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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 file1990 · 1 incident
1988 · 3 incidents
ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION AT SPAD #437 NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 300' FROM FACE AREA FALL OCCURRED AT THE APPROX ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS ( 30').42" ROOF BOLTS ARE NOW BEING USED TO PREVENT RE-OCCURRANCE-NO IMPAIRMENT TO VENTILATION.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 15' OUTBY SIDE OF THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION. FALL OCCURRED AT THE APPROX. ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS S & S 482 SCOOP PARTIALLY BURIED BY FALL.
I,NAME WAS ROLLING UP SOME FIRE HOSE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SMALL OF THE BACK CAUSING A SMALL CONTUSION.
1987 · 2 incidents
COAL ROLL OCCUR9ED OFF RIB ONTO DECK OF SCOOP CAUSING SCOOP TO COLLIDE WITH RIB.OPERATOR HAD SCOOP TOO CLOSE TO RIB.
A PIECE OF LOOS9 DRAW ROCK FELLOUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS
1986 · 3 incidents
SCOOP CAUGHT ON3FIRE AROUND THE PANEL BOARD SPREADING TO THE WIRING & TIRES,NO COAL WAS IGNITED BY THE FIRE.
THE ROOF IN A C9RTAIN AREA OF THE MINE HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN TO CHARGE BATTERY'S WHILE CLEANING THE AREA UP THE FOREMAN PILLED A PIECE OF ROCK WHICH WENT ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE ENTRY & FELL ON I .NAME. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING A BELT MOVE.WHILE LIFTING ON THE BELT ROPE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.THE POSITION OF THE MINER AND COAL HEIGHT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO HIS INJURY.
1985 · 2 incidents
WORKING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN WHEN ROOF FELL WITH NO WARNING.
WORKING ON CONVEYOR CLEAR WHEN ROOF FELL WITH NO WARNING.
1984 · 1 incident
HE SAID HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND ROCK FELL ON HIM.