Kescoal Inc · Contact with electrical current
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N WORKING WITH SOME PUMPS TO KEEP THE WATER DOWN. IT IS ASSUMED THAT HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A GROUND
Kescoal #1: 1 recorded fatality Coal
MSHA record for Kescoal #1 (mine ID 1512116). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Nov 1988
Ownership history
- Kescoal Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Kescoal #1 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
10 on file (excluding fatalities above)1988 · 2 incidents
Kescoal Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET A ROOF JACK WHEN A PICE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN LOWER BACK.
August 26, 1988
KY · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kescoal Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS PREPARING TO SET A ROOF JACK HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR BREAKING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER
1987 · 2 incidents
Kescoal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING BATTERY3COVER LIDS TO WATER BATTERY
July 16, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kescoal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS PICKING 9OCK OFF AS BELT A SMALL PIECE OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
1986 · 1 incident
Kescoal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CRAWLING3ON MINE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
1985 · 3 incidents
July 12, 1985
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kescoal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BUILDING A BRATTICE WHEN HE SPRAIN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
Kescoal Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS BUILDING A BRATTIS OBIT OF 6X8X16 IN CONCRETE BLOCK WHEN ONE FELL ABOUT 24" AND HITTING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST MINE FLOOR.BREAKING HIS INDEX FINGER.
Kescoal Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS OPERATION A S&H SCOOP IN #1 HEADING.WHEN BACKING OUT OF #1 HE HIT HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF CAUSING A CUT TO HIS LEFT EYE LID.
1984 · 1 incident
June 8, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kescoal Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS INSTALLING A JACK ON A CUTTING MACHINE HEAD WHEN THE BLOCK WHICH USED TO BLOCK THE HEAD UP ROLLED OUT LETTING THE HEAD OF THE CUTTING FALL CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT EAR.
1983 · 1 incident
July 21, 1983
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Kescoal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS PUSHING A BOLT UP INTO THE TOP OF MINE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING THE DRILL TO MASH HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE ROOF.