Mining Incidents

Jacobs Creek Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Canyon Coals Inc · Surface
Controlled by Francis Samuel S
Drakesboro, Muhlenberg County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516848

MSHA record for Jacobs Creek Mine (mine ID 1516848). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Ownership history
  1. Canyon Coals Inc 1990 to 1991
  2. Canyon Coals Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jacobs Creek Mine 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

13 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

September 18, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Canyon Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BELLY BAN ON D10 DOZER WITH A 1" DRIVE AIR WRENCH PUTTING IN 1" X 3" BOLTS. HE WAS CRAWLING OVER ROCKS & DIRT CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNEE.

February 12, 1993 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Canyon Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STATED IT WAS RAINY, HE HAD ON RAIN SUIT AND RUBBER BOOTS. HE WAS ON PRELL TRUCK SLIPPED OFF OF BACK STEP AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.

1992 · 7 incidents

November 30, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Canyon Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS LIFTING A TRIPPLE 7 END DUMP WITH A 570 END LOADER THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD OUT OF END LOADER BUCKET CAUSING A JAR TO THE EE THE EE STABB SHOULDER WAR HURTING.

September 29, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Canyon Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

LARGE ROCK ON BACK END OF TRUCK CAUSED TRUCK TO REAR UP WHEN THE ROCK ROLLED OUT. TRUCK CAME BACK DOWN AND HIT THE GROUND FAST AND SHOOK THE DRIVER AROUND IN THE CAB OF TRUCK.

September 21, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Canyon Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING UP STEPS OF PARTS TRAILER-PULLED MUSCLE ON THE LEFT LEG.

June 23, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Canyon Coals Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON 350 TRUCK- TAKING BELLY PAN OFF- HIT A PUNCH HE WAS USING WITH A HAMMER. PUNCH FLEW OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE AND ALSO BROKE HIS GLASSES.

June 9, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Canyon Coals Inc · Fall from machine

ON PLATFORM OUTSIDE CAB, FALL TO GROUND

May 14, 1992 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Canyon Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS ON DRILL,TURNED TO LOOK BEHIND,RE-INJURED BACK.FIRST INJURY 12-12-91.

April 9, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canyon Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLOSED OPER DOOR ON HAND

1991 · 4 incidents

December 12, 1991 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Canyon Coals Inc · Fall from machine

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE TRACK OF THE DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF AND LANDED ON HIS FEET. THE JAR FROM THE FALL TWISTED HIS BACK.

October 2, 1991 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Canyon Coals Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS FUELING TRUCK & PUMP BLEW SMALL PIECE OF RUST INTO EYE. HIS VISION WAS NOT DAMANGED BUT HE DID HAVE TO GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM. RUST WAS REMOVED WITH NO DAMAGE TO EYE.

August 20, 1991 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Canyon Coals Inc · Struck by flying object

DRILL OPERATOR WAS DRILLING & PIECE OF DIRT WAS BLOWN INTO EYE. HE HAD OPENED OPERATORS DOOR WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. HE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT AFTERNOON. I WAS VERY MINOR ACCIDENT.

June 18, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Canyon Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER DRIVING ON METAL. PIECE OF METAL CUT HIS HIP/THIGH PIECE OF METAL WAS IN OPEN WOUND.