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Jaco No 10 Surface: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by M Lynn Parrish
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513227

MSHA record for Jaco No 10 Surface (mine ID 1513227). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. Mac Mining Company 1981 to 1982
  2. Jaco Mining Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jaco No 10 Surface sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

August 6, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK OF A JOHN DEERE 550 TRACTOR WHICH WAS BEING SERVICED-ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TRAMMED THE J.D. 490 EXZCAVATOR BESIDE THE TRACTOR TO HAVE IT SERVICED-WHEN STOPPING THE MACHINE THE BOOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK I,NAME CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE THE ROLL CAGE OF THE TRACTOR CAUSING A FRACTURED JAW & CHEEKBONES.

January 18, 1985 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEES I.NAME #1 AND #2 WERE USING A CAT D7 TRACTOR WITH WINCH WERE PULLING TREES FROM BELOW A BENCH - WHEN A TREE CAME OVER THE BERM IT ROLLED OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE I.NAME #1 IN THE BACK.

1984 · 3 incidents

June 12, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE ALLIGATOR CLAMP TOGETHER ON TRACK ON CAT D9H TRACTOR-WHEN HE STRUCK THE CLAMP A SMALL SLIVER OF METAL FROM THE TRACK FLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEG IN THE UPPER THIGH AREA.

June 11, 1984 KY · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER & PUNCH TO DRIVE BUSHING OUT OF ROLLER FRAME IDLER ON A CAT D9H TRACTOR AND WHILE STRIKING AT PUNCH HE MISSED AND STRUCK HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

April 19, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME THE MECHANIC WAS GUIDING A DOZER WHILE IT WAS BACKING UP TO A TRACK THAT WAS OFF WHILE REPAIRING ROLLER FRAME AS THE SPROCKET SEGMENTS CONTACTED THE TRACK A PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED OFF & STRUCK I.NAME IN THE NECK.