Mining Incidents

Golden Oak #5: 22 reportable incidents Coal

Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516980

MSHA record for Golden Oak #5 (mine ID 1516980). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1990–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Ownership history
  1. Golden Oak Mining Company L P 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Golden Oak #5 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

August 29, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GPF-ALLEGED HEARING LOSS CASE STILL PENDING.

August 29, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-ALLEGED PNEUMOCONIOSIS CASE STILL PENDING.

1996 · 8 incidents

October 21, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Fall onto or against objects

EE SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM STRIKING MBC BRIDGE BREAKING TOOTH.

June 17, 1996 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRUCK BY SHIELD OFF MOTOR WHEN DISLODGED GOING THRU DOORS.

June 10, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP PINNED LEFT LITTLE FINGER TO TOP.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 8 incidents

October 8, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN MANTRIP THAT STARTED IN COULD NOT PULL BANK AND STARTED BACKWARD HITTING SUPPLY MOTOR.

September 23, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

WHILE HANGING CABLE PLACED KNEE DOWN & STRUCK A PIECE OF COAL & KNEE TWISTED

September 3, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PUTTING UP BOLT. BOLT SLIPPED MASHING FINGER.

August 26, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLAIMING ILLNESS DUE TO COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS. THIS CLAIM IS PENDING, OUR ATTORNEYS ARE HANDLING THE CLAIM.

July 12, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUSHING BOLT INTO HOLE WRENCH CREELED MASHING HAND.

June 23, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RIDING MANTRIP AIRLOCK CURTAIN CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO TWIST KNEE WHEN GOING THRU

May 28, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING BELT FELT BACK PAIN

1990 · 3 incidents

November 29, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT RIGHT KNEE WITH BOOM OF BOLTER.

November 8, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTRR WHEN STARTER STEEL BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF & STRAP & IN PROCESS OF GETTING STEEL FREE HE CUT FOREARM ON METAL STRAP.