Mining Incidents

Ken No 4 Mine: 34 reportable incidents Coal

Peabody Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Hanson PLC
Beaver Dam, Ohio County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1502079

MSHA record for Ken No 4 Mine (mine ID 1502079). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
34
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. Peabody Coal Company 1950 to 1977
  2. Peabody Coal Company 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ken No 4 Mine sits in Ohio County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Ohio County, Kentucky · Population 23,704
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$54,369
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

34 on file

1983 · 34 incidents

September 29, 1983 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN STATED WHILE LOADING 10\ TIMBERS ONTO SCOOP HE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. STRAINED LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT KNEE.

September 23, 1983 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING MAKE UP MANTRIPS STANDING BESIDE TRACK SWITCH MOTOR CAME THRU SWITCH.SWITCH KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT LEG.

September 1, 1983 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MINER WAS HUNG IN #1 ROOM, AND HE WAS HELPING TO GET IT UN-JUNG HE WAS PUTTING HEADER BOARDS UNDER MINER JACK AND OPERATOR JACK DOWN, CATCHING HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS BETWEEN TWO HEADER BOARDS LOST 1 1/2 JOINTS AND INDEX & 1 JOINT ON MIDDLE.

July 24, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS SITTING IN BATH HOUSE, SOMEONE THREW A FIRECRACKER CLOSE TO HIME, NOW EARS ARE BLOCKING OUT AND CANT HEAR.

June 3, 1983 KY · Coal belt cleaner, picker OTHER
Peabody Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN STATED WHILE CROSSING 2ND MAIN NORTH BELT HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

May 31, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN STATED WHILE TIGHTENING THE BOLTS IN A UNIVERSAL JOINT AND IN THE PROCESS HE STRAINED HIS R ARM & NECK MAN WAS WORKING ON 400 END LOADER OUTSIDE BEHIND SHOP

May 16, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN STATED WHILE PULLING CABLE OFF SHUTTLE CAR REEL HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK (7 SOUTH WEST UNIT

May 4, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN STATED WORKING ON #3 UNIT OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS PULLING ON THE MINER CABLE AND STRAIN LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

May 2, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MAN STATED WHILE GOING TO START FEEDER, HE TRIPPED OVER A LUMP OF COAL AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.

April 4, 1983 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN STATED WHILE MAKING BELT SPLICE IN 1ST 2 NORTHEAST BELT, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK PULLING ON CHAIN HOIST.

March 21, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN STATED WHILE WALKING TOWARD FEEDER, HE SLIPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND FELL AGAINST FEEDER. BRUISED RIBS.

March 21, 1983 KY · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

MAN STATED WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR ON 7 SOUTH WEST UNIT, HE HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROADWAY AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

March 14, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN STATED WHILE REACHING ACROSS ROOF BOLTER, OPERATOR MOVE THE BOLTER, RUNNING OVER HIS RT. FOOT. 7 SOUTH WEST UNIT.

March 14, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

MAN STATED WHILE RIDING ON MANTRIP, HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE BRAKE LEVER, NEAR MAIN NORTH SWITCH.

March 9, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN STATED WHILE LIFTING ON MINER CABLE, HIS LOWER BACK MADE A POPPING NOISE.

March 2, 1983 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

MAN STATED WHILE TIMBERING ON 1ST LEFT UNIT HE STARTED TO THROW A TIMBER ACROSS THE BELT & TWISTED HIS BACK.

February 23, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN STATED INSTALLING SKIRTS ON 2ND 3 LEFT HEAD DRIVE AND CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND.

February 22, 1983 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN STATED ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR THROUGH REEL IN ON ROF BOLTER AND CABLE THROUGH LUMP OF COAL, STRIKING VICTIM ON FOREHEAD.

February 8, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN STATED BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS TO PUT ON PINNER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

February 7, 1983 KY · Coal brattice man/worker MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN STATED STRUCK BY STEEL RAIL WHILE LOADING THEM ONTO RAIL TRUCKS IN OLD & SOUGHT WEST PARALLELS. FRACTURED TWO RIBS.

January 26, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN STATED HE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER ON #7 UNIT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 8\ LONG 5\ WIDE & 0TO 11" THICK FELL PINNING HIM AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER. HE RECEIVED 1 BROKEN RIB A SMALL LACERATIO N TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD & A BRUISED BACK.

January 26, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by falling object

MAN STATED HE WAS WORKING AS THE ROOF BOLTER HELPER. HE WAS HELPING GET A ROOF BOLT DISLODGED FROM THE TOP, WHEN A ROCK 8\ LONG 5\ WIDE & 0 TO 11" THICK FELL KNOCKING HIM AGAINST THE ROOF BOLT ER. HE RECEIVED A LARGE CONTUSION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD & FACE, CONTUSION TO LOWER RT. LEG & CONTUSION TO LEFT SHOULDER.

January 11, 1983 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MAN STATED, WHILE WALKING 2ND-2 N.E. BELT LINE HE TRIPPED OVER THE 2" WATER LINE AND FELL. BRUISED UPPER LEG.

January 7, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN STATED LIFTING COVERS OFF TOP OF MOTOR & STRAINED HIS GROIN. LOCATION- OUTSIDE IN SHOP.