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Graham #4 Underground: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Peabody Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Hanson PLC
Graham, Muhlenberg County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516276

MSHA record for Graham #4 Underground (mine ID 1516276). 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
1989–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Peabody Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Graham #4 Underground sits in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.2% 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.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · Population 30,712
3.2%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1990 · 4 incidents

April 26, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT ON HEAD BY SHUTTLE CAR TRAILING CABLE.

March 24, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED BACK WHEN MANTRIP STRUCK COAL RIB.

February 21, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CLAIMS BACK INJURY STOOD UP FROM SITTING POSITION TO CHANGE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL ON SHUTTLE CAR FELT PAIN TO LOWER BACK.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 28, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS ABSENT FROM WORK BUT DID NOT REPROT AN INJURY UNTIL 12/7/89. LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.