Mining Incidents

Kodak Mining Co #5: 15 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Talmage D Meade
Red Fox, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514206

MSHA record for Kodak Mining Co #5 (mine ID 1514206). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kodak Mining Co #5 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1987 · 1 incident

June 3, 1987 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS GR5DING THE ROAD THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN TO KODAK MINING CO'S TIPPLE AND STOPPED TO HELP LOAD THE TAILGATE THAT HAD COME OFF A 33-07 ROCK TRUCK.HE WAS UPON THE 33-07 TRUCK BED AND TO OK THE CHAIN OF0 THE TAILGATE.THE TAILGATE FELL OFF THE TRUCK,KNOCKING THE INJURED OFF AND THE TAILGATE FELL ON HIS FOOT.

1986 · 9 incidents

September 30, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING LOAD A CUTTING EDGE INTO A BACKHOLE BUCKET TO TAKE AND PUT ON ANOTHER LOADER WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS STOMACH.

August 19, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS USING T2E 235 CAT. EXCAVATOR BUCKET HAMMERING ABOUT A 777 CAT ROCK TRUCK BED TO STRAIGHTEN A PIECE ON THE TRUCK BED AND A PEICE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FRONT OF HIS RI GHT SHOULDER 3

July 11, 1986 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WELDING SH5NK ON 992C BUCKET.HE PICKED TOOTH UP & SLIPPED IT ON A SHANK.HE NEVER PUT A PIN IN FOR SUPPORT.SLIPPED CAP ON LOOSE AND DECIDED EVERYTHING WAS READY TO WELD.PUT ON W MASK AND C ONT.THEN STRUCK3AN ARC,TOOTH THEN FELL-BECAUSE IT DIDNT HAVE SUPPORT-CAUSING BAD BRUISE 1'' BEHIND STEEL TOE BOOTS.TOOTH WEIGHED 50-60 LB.HE IS TO RETURN TO DR MONDAY-7-14.

June 27, 1986 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

FUEL TRUCK-EMPL2YEE SAID TRUCK FLEW OUT OF GEAR WHEN MASHED BREAKES & BLEW BRAKE AIR HOSE. HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK, CAUSING A SPRING IN RIGHT FOOT. OPERATOR WASON WRONG WHEN THEY NORMALLY HAVE CERTAIN AREAS 0OR TRUCK. HE WAS TAKING A SHORT CUT.

March 15, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS UNDER L2ADER CHECKING FOR A NOISE AND WHEN HE TURNED TO COME OUT HE TWISTED HIS KNEE

March 10, 1986 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL FAILED TO 1UT PICKUP IN PARK AND WAS OUT LOOKING AT A PART LAYING ON BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK AND HIS TRUCK ROLLED INTO HIM PINNING HIM AGAINST BACK OF OTHER TRUCK.

February 17, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS TAKING A3 AIR VALVE OFF THE AIR TANK ONA SK40 REEDRILL & IT WAS SPRING LOADED. THE CLUTCH BUILT UP AIR PRESSURE CAUSING THE VALVE TO BLOW OFF & STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE & SIDE OF T HE HEAD. 3

January 13, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHECKIN1 OIL IN THE ROCK TRUCK BEFORE STARTING TO WORK AND WHEN HE BENT OVER HE FELT HIS BACK PULL

1985 · 3 incidents

September 3, 1985 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL PREPARING REEDRILL TO DRILL A HOLE.STANDING INSIDE DRILL LOOKING OUT LEFT SIDE DOOR AT DRILL STEEL.STARTED TO DRILL AND REACHED UP TO FLIP BLOWER ON AND HYDRAULIC HOSE BLOWED OFF SPRAYING OIL ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD WHEN OIL HIT HIM TO TURNED HIS HEAD AND HIT RIGHT EYE AND CUT A GASH.

July 13, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A MOCKT RUCK & WAS BEING LOADED & THE JAR OF DUMPING ROCKS IN THE ROCK TR D UP LATER 3

March 16, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING IN A GRADER TIRE & FORGOT TO PUT THE LOCKRING IN THE TIRE & THE MAIN HIM BLEW OUT & STRUCK THE EE KNOCKING HIM TO T HE GROUND & BRUISING HIM UP.

1984 · 2 incidents

August 25, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TRACKS ON DOZER AND HE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PUSH TRACKS ONTO THE DOZER ROLLER ANDHE GOT HIS ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SLATE BAR AND A PIECE OF METAL ANDBOROKE HIS RIGHT A RM.

August 22, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A NEAR END FROM A TRUCK ANDHAD AN ENDLOADER BUCKET HOLDING UP THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HE ALSO HAD BLOCKS UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE BUCKET TILT LEAKED OFF AND KNOCKED OUT 1 BL OCK CAUSING THE BLOCKS TO TILT FORWARD AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE CHEST & SHOULDERS. EMPLOYEE TILT FORWARD AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE CVHEST & SHOULDERS. EMPLOYEE HAS 3 BROKE RIBS.