PULLING MINER CABLE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS WITH MINER CABLE, CAUSING MINER CABLE TO FALL ON CHEST AREA.
Mine #4a: 16 reportable incidents Coal
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
- Bow Valley Coal (Ky) Inc 1982 to 1983
- V & W Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- V & W Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
- Walker Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1990
- Four Aces Mining Inc 1990 to present
Mine #4a sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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
16 on file1990 · 1 incident
1988 · 6 incidents
STRIKING PIECE OF METAL WITH HAMMER GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE.
SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR IN EYE.
FELL GETTING IN SCOOP BUCKET SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM.
INJURED KNEE WHILE SHOVELING #3 BELT
STRAINED STOMACH MUSCLES USING LIFTING JACK ON BELT FEEDER
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON FEEDER CHAIN & STRAINED BACK
1987 · 5 incidents
LIFTING ROCKDUS7 HURT BACK
IMPROPER LIFTIN1.
HOSRSEBACK FELL3IN #5 MAINS AND #3 OF THE 450 BELT.
I NAME WAS LIFT3NG MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
HORSEBACK FELL 3N INTERSECTION BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRIES, APPROX 1500' FROM FACE AREA, NO INJURIES INVOLVED IN THIS FALL
1986 · 3 incidents
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.
I.NAME HAND WAS3HURT WHILE WORKING AT HOME & WAS AFRAID TO TAKE A TETANNIS SHOT & WHILE WORKING HIS HAND BECAME INFECTED
I.NAME WAS HORS9PLAYING & HAD ON BOOTS WITH A HIGH HEELS & TWISTED HIS KNEE ON THE SIDE OF A HEEL
1985 · 1 incident
HILL SEAMS AT DRIFT MOUTH. WEATHER CONDITIONS FREEZING TEMPERATURES.