Mining Incidents

Mine #4: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Beverly, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514422

MSHA record for Mine #4 (mine ID 1514422). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. V & W Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
  2. V & W Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
  3. Walker Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1990
  4. Four Aces Mining Inc 1990 to 1995
  5. Crockett Collieries (Ky) Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #4 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

July 1, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walker Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MASHED 2 FINGERS CATCHING THEM BETWEEN TAILPIECE AND FEEDER.

April 15, 1988 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Walker Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR OF SCOOP DROPPED BUCKET AND HIT A CONCRETE BLOCK CAUSING IT TO HIT I.NAME'S LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

March 24, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Walker Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

PERSON WAS RIDING IN RAILRUNNER WHEN THE RAILRUNNER CAME TO A LOW PLACE & EMPL WAS RAISING UP & STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST MINE TOP.

1987 · 1 incident

April 3, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS TIGHTNING A3HOSE ON MINER STRAINED BACK.

1986 · 1 incident

April 5, 1986 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Walker Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME WAS RIDI3G IN THE MANTRIP & STRUCK THE T OP WITH HIS BACK

1985 · 1 incident

September 25, 1985 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Walker Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS MUCKING BELT & THE BELT CAUGHT THE SHOVEL PUSHING IT INTO I.NAME ABDOMEN

1984 · 4 incidents

July 10, 1984 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
V & W Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CONT MINER BROKE DOWN PULLING TIE BAY BRACE OFF FRONT OF MINER WEIGHT APPROX 90 LBS IT FELL CATCHING EMP HAND BETWEEN BAR AND FRONT OF SCROLL ON M INER CUT TENDONS AND MIDDLE FINGER ABOVE SECO JOINT LEFT HAND CRACKED BONE IN MIDDLE FINGER RECEIVED 20 STITCHES

April 10, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
V & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURE FELL BETWEEN CUMBER AND HIT I MAN ON THE SHOULDER THE HOSPTIAL HAS NOT SENT UP ON REPORT A YET DR WHO EXRAYED I NAME SAID THERE WAS NO BORKEN BONE DR THAT THE Y WOULD KEEP HIM A WHILE BAR OBSERVATION.

April 2, 1984 KY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
V & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING FROM 0" TO 3" IN THICKNESS 4\ LX3\WX HALF OF IT HITTING THE MINE THE OTHER HALF HITTING WADE I MANON THE BACK HE COMPLAINED OF BACK INJURY.