A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER S X RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
Mine #4: 13 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine #4 (mine ID 1516621). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1989–1994
- Latest incident
- Mar 1994
- Minton Hickory Coal Company 1989 to present
Mine #4 sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
13 on file1994 · 3 incidents
A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
SUBJECT MAN WAS REHANGING RUN THRU CURTAIN. HE POSITIONED HIMSELF WHERE HE COULD NOT BE SEEN BY SCOOP OPERATOR. WHEN HE FAILED TO SIGNAL SCOOP OPERATOR OF HIS LOCATION THE SCOOP STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK/NECK AS IT TURNED THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION.
1993 · 3 incidents
A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER'S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
HAULING COAL ON SCOOP. HIT THE FACE TO HARD AND STRUCK HEAD ON PANIC BAR.
CRANK HANDLE ON RED DEVIL SLIPPED OUT OF HOLDER CAUSING IT TO SPRING BACK PINNING MAN'S FINGERS BETWEEN CRANK HOLDER AND RELEASE LEVER.
1992 · 1 incident
MAN WAS HAULING SUPPLIES ON SCOOP INTO MINE WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP ON MAIN ROADWAY HE PLACED HIS HAND ON TOP OF SAFETY POST. WHEN THE SCOOP BOUNCED HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE POST AND THE MINE ROOF.
1990 · 3 incidents
OPERATING SCOOP PULLING COAL FROM FACE AREA.FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP SCOOP BEFORE REVERSING POSITION ON SCOOP CAUSING KNEE TO HIT MINE ROOF AND BE TWISTED.
PERSONNEL CARRIER IN WHICH MAN WAS RIDING FAILED TO CLEAR BUCKET WHILE GOING AROUND SCOOP. MAN'S FEET WERE EXTENDED OUTSIDE PERSONNEL CARRIER FRAME AND WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN P.C. FRAME AND SCOO P BUCKET.
SCOOP TURNING SCOOP AT INTERSECTION WHEN IT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY AT SAME TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP OF STEERING WHEEL AND BOLTED ROOF STRAP RESULT INJ TO HAND
1989 · 3 incidents
MAN WAS CHANGING STEEL ON ROOFBOLTER. AFTER MOVING MACHINE FORWARD, IT APPARENTLY MOVED BACK SLIGHTLY CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER HEAD AND DRILL STEEL.
MAN WAS CHANGING BATTERY PLUG ON SCOOP. PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING MAN'S FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND BATTERY LID TOP.
HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE AT BELT LINE, FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CLAMP AND FRAME