Minton Hickory Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.
Mine #7 Coal
Minton Hickory Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Robert M Keen
Fourmile,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516511
MSHA record for Mine #7 (mine ID 1516511). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1993–1995
- Latest incident
- Oct 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file1995 · 1 incident
1994 · 9 incidents
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FELL IN INTERSECTION OF OUTBY AREA APPROX. 4' THICK X 20" WIDE X 20' LONG.
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FELL APPROX 4' THICK 20' WIDE, 60' LONG.
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
FAULTY AREA OF TOP APPROX 60 FT LONG,20 FT WIDE AND 4FT THICK FELL ON THE NO 2 BELT LINE.
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
MAN SAID THAT WHILE PULLING AND SLIDING THE COAL DRILL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
May 17, 1994
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BEGAN TO MOVE JEEP AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN JEEP AND COAL RIB RESULTING IN LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER.
April 27, 1994
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE REACHED TO MOVE THE ANVIL BEFORE THE OTHER MAN WAS THROUGH BRADDING THE SPLICE AND WAS STRUCK BY THE HAMMER. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATED LT. INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN RE-INSTRUCTED IN THE PROPER WAY TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE.
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL #3 ENTRY LENGTH 120' WIDTH 19' THICK NESS 3'TO5' ENTRY WITH 18 1/2',FALL #4 ENTRY LENGTH 65' WIDTH 18 1/2' THICKNESS 3-5' ENTRY 18 1/2'; #5 ENTRY LENGTH 20' WIDTH 14 THICKNESS 3'TO 5 ' FALL #7 ENTRY LENGTH 15' TO 20' WIDTH WITH 16'ENTRY WITH 16' THICKNESS3'-5' #8 ENTRY 12' LONG 18' WIDE 3'-5' THICK ENTRY WIDTH 18' FALL#9 ENTRY 15' LONG 16' WIDE 3' TO 5' THICK ENTRY WITH 1
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
WATER ENTERED CRACKS AND CUT TOP.
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
BACK WATERS OF CUMBERLAND RIVER FLOODED MINES.
1993 · 5 incidents
December 30, 1993
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE SHOVELING PICKING TABLE PLATFORM MAN NEEDLESSLY PLACED HIMSELF IN AN UNSAFE POSITION ALLOWING THE SHOVEL HANDLE & HIS HAND TO P[ASS UNDER THE WHEEL GUARD THE GUARD HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO P REVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER'S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
October 29, 1993
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
MISFIRE IN 3 ENTRY IGNITING DUST 002 SECTION.
August 30, 1993
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
A "B" READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER'S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
June 3, 1993
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT DRAW ROCK FELL FROM AREA BETWEEN LAST INSTALLED ROOF BOLT AND ATRS STRIKING MAN ON SHOULDER. ADDITIONAL SAFETY JACKS WILL BE USED IN AREAS PRONE TO DRAWROCK.
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