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Mine #1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Marine Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by B W McDonald
Garrett, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516173

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 1516173). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Marine Coal Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #1 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

8 on file

1989 · 1 incident

January 25, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Marine Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A PICE OF ROCK BEING DUMPED ON THE TAIL PICE WITH COAL CAUGHT RIGHT LEG AGAINST TAILPIECE.

1988 · 7 incidents

June 9, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Marine Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BOLT ROOF #4 HEADING DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND SAFETY JACK INJURING EMPLOYEE

May 13, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Marine Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK ROCK 51 IN W X 51 IN L X 0-6 IN THICK

May 12, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Marine Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE PUTTING UP A ROOFBOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT CUTTING HIS RT ARM

March 28, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Marine Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ON BREAKING ROCK AT THE TAILPIECE THE SCOOP WAS PUSHING COAL TO THE DUMP WHEN APIECE OF DRAW ROICK IN THE COAL FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE TAILPIECE WEDGING HIS FOOT AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE TAILP IECE.

February 18, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Marine Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

UPON ENTERING THE WORKING FACE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR MADE A VISIBLE AND SOUNDING INSPECTING OF ROOF THEN ROOF BOLT OPERATING AND HELP SET JACK THEN THEY BEGAN BOLTING ROOF, WHEN THE TOP BEGAN TO FALL CAUSING THE ROOF JACK TO REIDE AND FALL THE OPERATOR WAS AT THE CONTROL LEVER AND HELPER WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF BOLTER THE BOLTER CAUGHT MOST OF THE ROCK THAT FELL.

February 18, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Marine Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

UPON ENTERING THE WORKING FACE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR MADE A VISIBLE SOUND INSPECTION OF ROOF THEN ROOF BOLT OPERATOR AND HELPER SET JACK THEN THEY GEAN BOLT ROOF WHEN TOP BEGAN TO FALL CAUSING TH E ROOF JACK TO RIDE AND FALL THE OPERATOR WAS AT THE CONTROL LEVER AND HEP LPER WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF BOLTER THE BOLTER CAUGHT MOST OF THE ROCK THAT FELL..