Mining Incidents

Martin Rail Siding: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Blue River, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513506

MSHA record for Martin Rail Siding (mine ID 1513506). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Hiller Fuels Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Martin Rail Siding Ndg Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Martin Rail Siding sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 5, 1984 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Hiller Fuels Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ANTI-FREEZE IN TANK WHEN THE METAL ROD HE WAS USING ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE OVERHEAD POWER LINES CAUSINF DEATH.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 1 incident

July 18, 1986 KY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Rail Siding Ndg Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS RE5EASING BRAKE ON RAILCAR WHEN HE FELL FROM THE LADDER APPROX 10 FT TO THE GROUND EMPLOYEE BROKE LEFT ARM AND INJURED BACK HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS X-R AYED AND GIVEN 1AIN PILLS THEN RELEASED TO GO HOME

1985 · 1 incident

August 12, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Rail Siding Ndg Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS RELEASING BRAKE ON RAILCAR WHEN HE FELL APPROX 3\ FROM THE RAILCAR TO THE GROUND. HE WAS HAVING CHEST PAINS HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS X-RAYED AND GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN PILLS

1983 · 2 incidents

October 15, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hiller Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object

DROP NIG TANK ON FOOT.

July 13, 1983 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hiller Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object

RIDING IN MIDDLE OF RAIL CARS BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD SLAMED INTO PARKED CAR