New Horizons Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF MINE. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED APPROX. 90' X 18' X 7'. THE ROOF FALL WAS IN THE #5 ENTRY AT BREAK 28.
Kellioka No 3: 7 reportable incidents Coal
New Horizons Coal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Great Western Resources Inc
Nolansburg,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515231
MSHA record for Kellioka No 3 (mine ID 1515231). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1985–1994
- Latest incident
- Oct 1994
Ownership history
- Shauna-Darease Coal Inc 1985 to 1986
- Lariat Coal Company 1986 to 1989
- Lee W Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1994
- Galaxy Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1989
- Mountain Ridge Mining Inc 1989 to 1989
- L P N Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1992
- Freedom Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1993
- New Horizons Coal Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Kellioka No 3 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.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
7 on file1994 · 6 incidents
July 13, 1994
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Horizons Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects
HE STATED HE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE #4 LEFT CROSSCUT. HE WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT STRAP IN PLACE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS RIGHT WRIST WHICH REQUIRED 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
New Horizons Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND INT HE ABDONED 1ST LEFT ENTRIES OFF OF THE MAINS. THE ROOF FALL WENT APPROX 40' UP #1 ENTYR AND ACROSS A CROSSCUT FOR APPROX 100' ACROSS #2 ENTRY. THE ROOF FALLL WAS AP PROX 18' WIDE FOR HTE ENTIRE LENGTH. MINING HAD BEEN STOPPEDINT EH AREA AND AREA HAD BEEN CRIBBED OFF PRIOR TO FALL.
June 3, 1994
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURE DSTATED THAT HE WAS IN #2 ENTRY SUPPLYING THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND HAD LOADED SIX BOXES OF RESIN BLUE ONTO THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGH T SIDE. RESUTLED IN STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
May 24, 1994
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON JOY MINER IN 4 ENTRY. HE WAS CHANGING FILTER UNDER LID ON OFF SIDE OF THE MINER. I HAD THE LID IN MY LEFT HAND AND TURNED TO GET A WRENCH AND THE LID FELL ON M Y RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. CAUSING LACERATION AND FRACTURE CHIPPED BONE TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. LACERATION DID NOT REQUIRE SUTURES.
New Horizons Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #1 RT ENTRY THAT MEASURED APPROX 5FT THICK EXTEND UNKNOWN DUE TO THIS ENTRY BEING A DEAD END ENTRY THE OUTBY SIDE OF FALL WAS CRIBBED & THEN THE ENTRY WAS SEALED
1985 · 1 incident
Shauna-Darease Coal Inc · Contact with electrical current
FOREMAN STATED THAT HE HAD A MAN OFF THAT DAY SO HE (I NAME )HAD TO RUN THE FEEDER THAT DAY AND THAT HE TOUCHED IT WITH HIS ARM CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS LEFT KNEE ON A JACK,ALSO CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS LEG & BACK.