Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE JUMPED3DITCH THAT RUNS IN FRONT OF THE MINES & STRAINED HIS BACK (SLIPPED DISC) WAS H OSPITALIZED ON 033087 POSSIBLE SURGERY
Greenwood #10: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Shamrock Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Sunoco, Inc.
Denny,
Wayne County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515549
MSHA record for Greenwood #10 (mine ID 1515549). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Mar 1987
Ownership history
- Shamrock Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Greenwood #10 sits in Wayne County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Wayne County, Kentucky · Population 19,592
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$41,933
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1987 · 5 incidents
March 5, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT3HAND BETWEEN BOOM AND FRAME OF BOLTER, MASHED LEFT SIDE OF HAND.
February 18, 1987
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP WAS LIFTING3BELT TO PUT ON BOTTOM ROLLER AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN H IS LWER BACK
February 12, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE HIT KN9E AGAINST ROOF STRAP.HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SERIOUS-HAD SURGERY ON 05/20/87.MAY 20,1987 WAS THE FIRST DAY EMPLOYEE MISSED.
January 27, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BOW SAW SLIPPED3AND CUT EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB REQUIRED 9 SUTURES AND TETANUS SHOT
1986 · 1 incident
July 16, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL PULLING CA1 COAL AND BOLTER HEAD WENT DOWN ON HIS FOOT.