Mining Incidents

Mine #9 Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Highsplint, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517231

MSHA record for Mine #9 (mine ID 1517231). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1993–1997
Latest incident
Jan 1997
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

1997 · 1 incident

January 6, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE#4 INTAKE ENTRY AT THE 8TH CROSS CUT ON THE MAINLINE. THE FALL MEASURED 20'X 20' X 6'. IT HAS BEEN TIMBERED & DANGERED OFF & WILL BE CLEANED UP

1996 · 3 incidents

November 14, 1996 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE PILLAR LINE ON 001-0 & CAUGHT THE CONT. MINER. THE MINER WAS RECOVERED & THE FILLAR LINE WAS TIMBERED OFF & MOVED BACK ONE ROW.

October 25, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ROOF DRILL--WHEN HE BENT OVER TO LIFT THE CABLE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

July 31, 1996 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS AT THE END OF TRACK WAITING TO CHANE. BATTERIES IN RAM CAR. AS THE RAM CAR BACKED IN, HE HIT THE TRACK ADN ONE OF THE RAIL STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE RIGHT KNEE. DISLOCATED R IGHT KNEE.

1995 · 8 incidents

November 22, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THEHH INJURED WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE. WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL AND THE MACHINE HIT HIM (HE CONT. HE PULLED ON TRAM LEVERS) & BRUISED HIS SHOULDER AND RIGHT KNEE.

August 15, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 38TH CROSSCUT IN THE #2 ENTRY THE FALL IS A CONTUATION OF THE FACE THAT OCCURRED 6-15-95 3 SEAL ARE BLOCKED AND THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

August 14, 1995 KY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL WHEN HE FELL HE CAME DOWN ON HIS RT KNEE TWISTING IT UNDER HIM HE WENT TO DR ON 080-18-95 & WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY 08-21-9 5

July 27, 1995 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TIMBERS FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER BY THROWING THEM AS HE WAS THROWING THE TIMBERS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

June 15, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 0730 IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 34TH CROSS CUT IN THE MAIN LINE THIS FALL MEASURED 40'X20'X5' TO 50' THIS FALL WILL NTO BE CLEANE DUP. BRATTICE LINE & ROADWAY WILL BE RE-ROUTED AND RE-ESTABLISHED.

May 15, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE RT FOREARM.

April 29, 1995 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

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND WHILE RAISING THE BOOM OF HTE BOLTER IT CAUGHT HIS HAND. BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE RIB CAUSING A BRUISED LEFT HAND, WHICH IT IS ALLEDGED A SLINT WAS APPLIED.

March 14, 1995 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

THE INJURED WAS POSITIONED THE BOOM HEAD TO INSTALL THE RIB BOLT HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND THE COAL RIB.

1994 · 14 incidents

October 17, 1994 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A LINE CURTAIN FROM UNDER A RIB ROLL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS INDIVIDUAL RECIEVED 3 SESSIONS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY.

October 6, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE INJURES WAS CLIMBING ACROSS THE CONVEYOR TAILPIECE THE AREA WAS WET AND MUDDY AS HE CROSSED, HE SLIPPED ANDFELL ON HIS RT SHOULDER CAUSING IT TO BECOME DISLOCATES.

August 31, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UAN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON PRE-SHIFT THIS AM THE FACE WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE 6TH & 8TH CROSS CUT ON #2 BELT IN THE #4 ENTRY. IT MEASURED 130'X20X5' FALLW AS CRIBBED AND DA NGLED OUT.

August 24, 1994 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE ALLEDGED INJURED OCCURED WHEN THE INJUREDWAS PULLING CONT. MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 22, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE ALLEGED INJURED OCCURED WHEN TEH INJURED (A CONT. MINER OPERATOR) WAS TRAMMING THE CONT. MINER BY REMOTOE CONTROLA S HE WAS TURING THE MIEN RHE LOOKE DAWAY & THE MIENR TURNE D& PINNED HIS RIGHT FOOT AGAINST THE RIB.

August 19, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ON 9-5-94, THE INJURED STATED HE INJURED HIMSELF ON 8-19-94 BUT IT WAS QUITTING TIME SO HE DIDN'T REPORT IT UNTIL 8-24-94. NO LOST TIME. HE STATES HE LIFTED 2 CANS OF HYDR. OIL INTO HIS CAR TO TAKE TO ANOTHER MINE AND HURT HIS BACK LIFTING HYDR. OIL CANS.

May 13, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS INSTALLIING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE FOREARM.

May 12, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE 38 CROSS CUT IN THE #3 NEUTRAL ENTRY. IT MEASURED 6' X 30' X 20', IT WAS REPORTED AND TIMBERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

April 22, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED WAS LOADING A WELDER INTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP WHEN THE LEG OF THE WELDER STUCK ON THE CORNER OF THE SCOOP RESULTING IN THE INJURED STRAINING HIS BACK.

April 2, 1994 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED STATED HE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO A RAM CAR WHEN HE BEGAN HAVING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG AND HIP. HE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DAY BUT WAS OFF SEVERAL WEEKS LATER.

March 30, 1994 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS CHANGING A DRILL CHUCK ON DRILL POT OF A ROOF BOLT DRILL. HE LEFT A WRENCH LALYING ON THE DRILL HEAR, WHEN HE STARTED THE MACHINE, IT THREW THE WRENCH & STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.

March 16, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A BOLT HOLE & HAD HIS LT. HAND RESTING ON THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON LEFT HAND & LITTLE FINGE R.

1993 · 2 incidents

November 29, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS RIDING ON TOP OF SCOOP BATTERIES THRU A WATER HOLE IN LOW TOP. WHEN HE WAS CUAGHT BETWEENT HE BATTERIES, THE ROOF OF THE MINE ENTRY.

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