March 28, 1992
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W & P Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
SHOVELING BELT STRAINED BACK
Mine No 5: 10 reportable incidents Coal
W & P Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Parsons Loyall-Dale
Jeff,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516345
MSHA record for Mine No 5 (mine ID 1516345). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1988–1992
- Latest incident
- Mar 1992
Ownership history
- Sharcau Inc 1988 to 1988
- Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
- Jayco Mining Inc 1989 to 1990
- W & P Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 5 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file1992 · 2 incidents
W & P Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
THE INJURED CALLED THE MORNING OF 3-25-92 SAID HE HAD INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE AND HE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE HURT IT.
1991 · 4 incidents
W & P Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.
W & P Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.
August 22, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
W & P Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PC OF ROCK FELL
W & P Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULTY ROOF
1990 · 1 incident
Jayco Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJ SHOVELING TAILPIECE,BELT SPLICE CAUGHT SHOVEL PUSHING IT INTO RIGHT SHOULDER.
1988 · 3 incidents
Sharcau Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
INJ MAN WAS OWNER OF EQUIP. HE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK SOT HTE THE EQUIP. COULD BE REMOVED FORM MINE SITE AND RETURNED TO HOME BASE. EQUIPMENT WAS NO LONGER IN USE AT MINE DUE TO REPAIRS NEEDED A(OTHER LOADER BEEN BROUGHT IN TO DO WORK LEFT OT COJMPLETE FAE UP THE MINE.
Sharcau Inc · Fall from machine
CARRYING DIRT WITH LOADER.ENGINE QUIT ON LOADER.IT ROLLED BACK OVER 10' EMBANKMENT THROWING I.NAME OUT OF LOADER.LANDED ON BIG ROCK WHICH BROKE HIS HIP.
May 12, 1988
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Sharcau Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DOZER WITH WINCH WAS PULLING LOGS OUT OF BRUSH PILE IN CLEARING OF MINE FACE UP AREA INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD WORKED IN LOGGING ABOUT 2 YEARS FAMILY HAS SAWMILL HE WAS WORKING THE CABLE HOOKING AR OUND LOGS THE BIGTO BURN TO SAVE TAKE TO SAWMILL THIS WAS THE FIRST LOG PULLED OUT O F THE BRUSHE PILE INJURED WHIL TRYING TO RELEASE ABOVE.