Mining Incidents

Mine #2: 20 reportable incidents Coal

Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by B W McDonald
Hindman, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513483

MSHA record for Mine #2 (mine ID 1513483). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Ownership history
  1. R & W Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Blazing Saddles Coal Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #2 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

20 on file

1989 · 4 incidents

June 29, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING ROOF BOLTS PULLED MUSCEL IN LEFT LEG AND LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE.

March 24, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF A SCOOP HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE SCOOP BUCKET.

February 21, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM LAST ROLL OF BOLTS TO SAFETY JACKES. THE PIECE OF ROCK HIT BOLTER MAN.

1988 · 6 incidents

August 30, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 5 ENTRY 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD NO. 832 AND EXTENDING INBY FOR 90' LONG 18' WIDE AND 5' HIGH. CRIB WERE SET TO BREAK THE FALL.

July 12, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OCCURRED FROM SPAD NO.862 INBY TO THE FACE OF NO.7 HEADING FOR A DISTANCE OF 50'X18'WIDEX36"-40" THICK AND OUTBY FOR A DISTANCE OF L0' X 18' WIDE X 36"-40".

January 25, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BENDING R2OF BOLTS HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

1987 · 10 incidents

August 14, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS INSTALLI3G A JUNCTION BOX IN THE HIGHLINE AND STARTED TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT WHICH HELD THE LID ON WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BOX CUTTING HIS HAND AND T HUMB. 3

May 13, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EMPLOYEE SA3D PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT ARM WHILE BENDING LONG BOLTS IN LOW TOP PUTTING UP 60 INCH PINS IN 34 INCH COAL SEAM.

May 12, 1987 KY · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STANDING 3BE SIDE A WORKMAN WHO WAS DRIVING A BEARING ON A SHAFT. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE BEARING AND STRUCK ME IN THE LEFT HAND.

April 23, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LARGE METAL PIP9 BEING USED FOR BLEADER ROLLED OFF OF BLOCK AND FELL ON LEFT THUMB REMOVING NAIL AND SPLIT IT.

April 7, 1987 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE SETTING 16RB CUTTER OVER HE SAT THE MACHINE ON HIS LEFT LEG.

April 3, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Blazing Saddles Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TRAMMING 1INNER UNDER CUTTER CABLE THE BOLTER CAUGHT THE CABLE.THE OPERATOR TRIED TO AVOID CABLE AND FAILED TO SEE THE RIB AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN PINNER AND RIB.