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J And M Coal Co Inc: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Rb Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Alva, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513056

MSHA record for J And M Coal Co Inc (mine ID 1513056). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Rb Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
  2. D & D Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  3. B F D Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1983
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

J And M Coal Co Inc sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

August 21, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Rb Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF HELPING DRAG A JEFFERY 506 BRIDGE CARRIER WITH A CAT 988 CRD 1 LOADER TO A PLACE TO HE LOADED ON A LOW BOY.WHEN THE END LOADER SWIVELED TO TURN THE BRIDGE CARRIER W WAS SWING AROUND QUICKLY AND STRUCK THE UNSUSPECTING EMPLOYEE ON THE FEET KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

February 14, 1984 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rb Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS BULLING POWER CENTER WITH DLE-1 ELKHORN SCOOP HOOKED UP WITH A SMALL CHAIN THE POWER C ENTER GOT WEDGED BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BREAKING THE SMALL CHAIN WHEN CHAIN BROKE IT STRUCK E MPLOYEE ACROSS LEFT SIDE OF FACE CUTTING HIS LEFT EYEBROW AND BREAKING HIS LEFT CHEEK BONE

1983 · 1 incident

November 1, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Rb Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE SHIFT HAD JUST BEGUN AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST ENTERED THE DRIFT AND WAS CROSSING THE CONVEYOR BELT, BELT WAS OFF, TO GET TO THE SIDE WITH MORE CLEARANCE IN HEIGHT ITS ONLY APPROX 36" HIG WHEN THE CONVEYOR BELT STARTED AND ENTANGLED HIS LEG IN A BELT STRUCTURE IDLER, HE MAY HAVE ACCIDENTLY PULLED ON THE PULLCORD