G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
MOVING PIECE OF3ROCK CAUGHT ON RIGHT HAND BRUISED THUMB AND CUT IT SOME.
Mine #2: 11 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine #2 (mine ID 1514416). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Aug 1987
Ownership history
- G S & M Coal Company Inc 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
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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.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
11 on file1987 · 4 incidents
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TIGHTENING UP R2PES TO PUT STRUCTURE ON AND ONE OF THE ROPES SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE WRIST.
April 27, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
SAWING KEY STEE5 WITH HACK SAW SOMETHING GOT IN LEFT EYE, INJURED EYE.
January 3, 1987
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
POWERED HAULAGE
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
I.NAME WAS BRIN1ING A SCOOP OUTSIDE WHEN HE PASSED UNDER RUBBER CURTAIN HE WAS SITTING TOO HIGH WHEN HE ENTERED THE CURTAIN AREA THUS STRIKING HIS HEAD AND NECK
1986 · 7 incidents
December 16, 1986
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STRIKING OR BUMPING
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
HIT HIS ELBOW A1AINST THE FRAME OF AN S & H SCOOP.
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING 50LBS BAGS OF ROCKDUST INTO SCOOP HE WAS LIFTING TOO MUCH AT A TIME BAGS 100LBS REINJURED OLD HERNIA WILL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER HERNIA OPERATION
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE MAN HIT A H2LE ON INTAKE ROADWAY AND JAMMED HIM AGAINST THE FRAME OF SCOOP AND BRUISED HIS BACK.
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE PLACING W5GON DRILL AT FACE JERKED DRILL TO SIDE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH AREA. RUPTURED.
March 20, 1986
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
RIDING SCOOP UN8ER GROUND SCOOP STARTED TO QUICK JERKED HEAD AND PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK
March 19, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
BOLTING TOP AND3LET DRILL STEEL FALL ON HAND.
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BELTLINE BROKE 4E WERE PULLING IT BACK TOGETHER WITH GRIP HOIST. GRIP HOIST BROKE, DIDN'T WORK W RIGHT SLIPPED AND CAUSED INJURY BY HITTING MAN ON ARM.