Jet Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON INTAKE APP 2300' INBY FAN APP 1500' FROM FACE SIZE OF FALL 8'X5'X15'.
Maverick Mine: 12 reportable incidents Coal
Jet Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Anthony Newsome
Pikeville,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1507453
MSHA record for Maverick Mine (mine ID 1507453). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1985–1990
- Latest incident
- Oct 1990
Ownership history
- Musketeer Coal Corp 1974 to 1982
- Traveller Coal Corp 1982 to 1984
- Jet Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Maverick Mine sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file1990 · 4 incidents
September 26, 1990
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Jet Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE BOLTING ROOF, STARTED TO MOVE BOLTING MACHINE OVER, ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK LEFT HAND AND RIGHT FOOT.
Jet Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)
WHILE CHECKING VOLTAGE ON CONTROL TRANSFORMER, WIRE SHORTED OUT RESULTING IN A 480 VOLT PHASE TO PHASE ARC. ARC BURN TO RIGHT HAND & FACE.
February 2, 1990
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Jet Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER ROCK FELL BEHIND THE ATRS AND CAUGHT LEGS AND FEETS. DEEP BRUISE TO RIGHT FOOT SLIGHT BRUISE TO LEFT FOOT.
1989 · 3 incidents
Jet Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
RF FALL 2000 FROM FACE 700; INBY FAN. SIZE OF ALL 20' X 3' X 70' WHICH HAS NO EFFECT ON AIR FLOW
Jet Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL AT INTERSECTION OUTBY FACE OF #4 ENTRY. SIZE OF FALL APP. 10'X7'X30'.
October 3, 1989
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jet Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ON 9-25-89, AFTER LUNCH, WHILE PUTTING UP BELT STRUCTURE, BACK STARTED HURTING. CONTINUED TO HURT UNTIL 10-2-89. PAIN BECAME SO BAD, COULD NO LONGER STAND THE PAIN. WENT TO DR. ON 10-3-89.
1987 · 3 incidents
Jet Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE STARTED IN #11 ENTRY AND STUMBLED ON LUMP OF COAL FELL TO HANDS & KNEES-FELT PAIN IN BACK.
February 19, 1987
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jet Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE TAMPING A3HOLE THE STICK GOT STUCK PULLED HARD STICK RELEASED CAUSING LET ELBOW TO BUMP HALFHEADER
February 2, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jet Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PICKING U1 A BUNDLE OF BOLTS FELT PAIN IN LOWER ADBOMEN.
1986 · 1 incident
May 23, 1986
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Jet Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE ON KNEES 8HOVELING COAL ON BELTLINE LEFT KNEE HIT ON A PIECE OF COAL
1985 · 1 incident
November 21, 1985
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jet Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE BENDING O5ER TO PICK UP CASE OF POWDER FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.