Mining Incidents

Mine #10: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Highsplint, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517045

MSHA record for Mine #10 (mine ID 1517045). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Nov 1992
Ownership history
  1. Manalapan Mining Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #10 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1992 · 4 incidents

September 8, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 BELT BETWEEN THE 5TH AND 7TH CROSS CUT. IT MEASURE 45'X20'X5'. IT IS DANGERED & TIMBERED OFF. WILL BE CLEANED UP.

August 10, 1992 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

95149ED WAS REMOVING A DRIVE LINE FROM SPEAD RADUGER ON A BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN HE BACK LAS;H FROM CONVEYOR CHAIN THREW THE LINE OUT & HIT HIM ON THE RT FOREARM

January 21, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BEATING ON RACE WITH HAMMER PC OF METAL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK

1991 · 3 incidents

October 7, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRES BETWEENM THE 20TH AND 21ST CROSS CUT IN #1 ENTRY, IT MEASURED 25'X20'X5. IT WAS DANGERED OFF-POSTED IS BEING CLEANED UP.

September 30, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED IN #2 ENTRY AT 20TH CROSSCUT IT MEASURED 20'X20'X7'. IT HAS BEEN TIMERED & DANGERED OFF & WILL BE CLEANED UP.