WHILE DOING PILLAR RECOVERY WORK THE VICTIM WAS WAS RUNNING A REMOTE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF THE ROOF APPROX. 30 INCHX 18 FT WIDE X 80 FT LONG SLABBED OUT CATCHING THE VICTIM UNDER IT AND CAUSING IMMEDICATED DEATH THE MINER WAS ALSO COVERED UP.
Mine #1: 2 recorded fatalities Coal
MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 1511152). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
- James Rush Mining Inc 1978 to 1979
- James Rush Mining Inc 1979 to 1980
- James Rush Mining Inc 1980 to 1988
- Horizon Mining Company Inc 1988 to 1989
- Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc 1989 to present
Mine #1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
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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.Fatalities at this mine
2 recordedWHILE DOING PILLAR RECOVERY WORK THE VICTIM WAS HELPING ON A REMOTE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF THE ROOF APPROX. 30 INCH THICK X 18 FT LONG SLABBED OUT CATCHING THE ICTIM UNDER IT AND CAU SING IMMEDICATE DEATH. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS ALSO COVERED UP.
Reportable incidents
14 on file (excluding fatalities above)1991 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER TO SET ON SPILLAR LINE AND THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED 5 MORE DYAS BEFORE TAKING OFF.
1990 · 5 incidents
RAN OVER TIMBER THREW AGAINST TOP
INJ EMPL GOT PIECE OF SANDSTONE ROCK IN EYE WHILE HANGING CURTAINS ON CURTAIN BOARDS.
HE WAS PULLING CABLES BY HAND AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
CRAWLING ON KNEES,INJURED LEFT KNEE CAP ON BOTTOM.
WHILE WORKING IN BELT LINE BRUISED KNEE CAP OF LEFT LEG.
1989 · 7 incidents
I,NAME WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET OUTBY FACE IN #5 ENTRY ON THE WAY OUTSIDE SCOOP BUCKET RAISED AGAINST TOP AND CAUGHT HIS BACK ON ROOF BOLT.
WHILE CLEANING BELT LINE, LIFTING UP BELT FELT LIKE PULLED A MUSCLE.
PULLING PIG CABLE IN A BENT OVER MANNER FELT LIKE HE PULL A MUSCLE.
MINING WITHING BOUNDRIES OF A 000 HOLLOW. TOP TURNED LOOSE UP ABOVE BOLTS WERE USED. SHOWED NO REGIN IN TEST BOLTS.
SLIPPED AND FELL ON POST IN TRACTOR, ATTEMPTING TO GET IN DECK INJ TO LOWER BACK
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT BOLTER MAN IN THE BACK OF HEAD.
LIFT BOX RESIN OFF BOLTER
1988 · 1 incident
WAS HANGING CAR CABLE TO ROOF BOLT WHEN LOOSENING BOLT WITH WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND TWISTED BACK AND PULLED BACK APART.