Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE 12TH CROSSCUT IN THE MAIN LINE IN #2 ENTRY.IT MEASURED 60'X20'X8'.
Mine #5: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Manalapan Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Benjamin R. Bennett
Highsplint,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516195
MSHA record for Mine #5 (mine ID 1516195). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1988–1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
Ownership history
- Manalapan Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine #5 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 3 incidents
October 6, 1989
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
INJURED WAS MOVING A PUMP AND WATER LINE AND WHEN HE TIRNED HE RAN INTO A METAL STRAP HANGING FROM THE ROOF.
June 26, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LOADING SUPPLIES ON ROOF BOLTER IN #5 HDG. LAST OPEN BREAK & A PIECE OF ROCK 1" TO 4" THICK 31/2' FELL STRIKING HIM AT AN ANGLE IN THE BACK. THE ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF STRAPS.
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION. IT MEASURED 40' X 20' X 5'. IT OCCURRED PRIOR TO 1ST SHIFT BEGINNING.
1988 · 3 incidents
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
INJURED WAS WALKING IN LOW TOP WHEN HE WALKED INTO A LOOSE HANGING STEEL STRAP
March 30, 1988
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED WAS STARTING TO BOLT AN UNSUPPORTED AREA WHEN HE SWUNG THE BOOM OVER TO THE RIB SIDE HE CAUGHT & PINNED HIS ARM BETWEEN THE RIB AND BOLT MACHINE HEAD
January 11, 1988
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS BEN8ING A STEEL STRAP WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FLIPPED BACK, HITTING HIM IN THE CHIN CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.