Mining Incidents

Mine #4a: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Four Aces Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Darrell Wagner
Beverly, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513359

MSHA record for Mine #4a (mine ID 1513359). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1985–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. Bow Valley Coal (Ky) Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. V & W Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  3. V & W Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
  4. Walker Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1990
  5. Four Aces Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #4a 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

16 on file

1990 · 1 incident

August 28, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Four Aces Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PULLING MINER CABLE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS WITH MINER CABLE, CAUSING MINER CABLE TO FALL ON CHEST AREA.

1988 · 6 incidents

October 20, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Walker Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR IN EYE.

April 4, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED KNEE WHILE SHOVELING #3 BELT

March 16, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Walker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON FEEDER CHAIN & STRAINED BACK

1987 · 5 incidents

February 21, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Walker Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HORSEBACK FELL 3N INTERSECTION BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRIES, APPROX 1500' FROM FACE AREA, NO INJURIES INVOLVED IN THIS FALL

1986 · 3 incidents

August 13, 1986 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Walker Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PULLERING IN SE7TION THAT WAS DRIVER WITH A FAIRCHILD MANK 22. MIGHT COURSED WITH APPROX. 8 FT OR RCK. MAN INJURED BY PIECE OF ROCK.

August 11, 1986 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walker Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME HAND WAS3HURT WHILE WORKING AT HOME & WAS AFRAID TO TAKE A TETANNIS SHOT & WHILE WORKING HIS HAND BECAME INFECTED

June 12, 1986 KY · Coal superintendent OTHER
Walker Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS HORS9PLAYING & HAD ON BOOTS WITH A HIGH HEELS & TWISTED HIS KNEE ON THE SIDE OF A HEEL

1985 · 1 incident