RUNNING DOZER, WALKING IN SLOPE ON SED POND ENGINE OF DOZER STALLED IT WENT BACK IMPACTED OTHER SIDE OF HILL, EMP THROWN OUT BACK WINDOW BROKEN RIBS LACERATION M ISC CUT AND BRUISES
J & M #1 Surface Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for J & M #1 Surface Mine (mine ID 1507782). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1990
- Latest incident
- Aug 1990
- Ken-Lick Coal Inc 1974 to 1987
- J & M Mining Inc 1987 to 1989
- Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
J & M #1 Surface Mine sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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
8 on file1990 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING FUEL HJOSE FROM REEL WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND STRIKING LEFT HIP
EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF REINSTALLING BLADE TO DOZER WHEN CRIBBING UNDER BLADE SLIPPED IN MUD & CAUSED RT SIDE PUSH ARM TO PIN EMPLS LEFT LEG AGAINST RT SIDE TRACK. EMPL EXPERIENCED SEVERE CRUSH ING & BRUISING TO UPPER LEFT LEG. NO BONES WERE BROKEN.
1989 · 1 incident
EMPL WAS BACKING UP DOZER IN 3ND GEAR RAN OVER LARGE ROCK DOZER TILTED & SLAMMED DOWN. EMPL EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN BACK. EMPL COMPETED SHIFT & WORKED UNTIL 10:30 AM ON NEXT DAY BEFORE SEEKI NG MEDICAL ATTENTION.
1986 · 1 incident
A COAL SHUTE HA8 FALLEN OUT OF PLACE AND EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUT IT BACK IN PLACE. THE COAL SHUTE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE THUMB, BREAKING THE THUMB.
1985 · 1 incident
EMP WAS GETTING3OUT OF DOZER. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL BACK INTO THE DOZER CAB HITTING HIS SIDE ON THE DASH AND CONTROLS
1984 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS BOOSTING THE BATTERY ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED. A PIECE OF THE BATTERY STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE UNDER HIS CHAIN CAUSING A LACERATION.
1983 · 1 incident
REPAIRING DRILL HEAD AS HE STOOD ON DRILL MASH.SAFETY BELT CAME UNFASTENED AND EMPL FELL ONTO CAB OF DRILL AND ONTO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK AND HEAD.