Cross Gates Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE DRILL CABLE THAT WAS WHAPPED AROUND BOLTER WHEEL.
No 1: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Cross Gates Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Hobart Anderson
Emma,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513541
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1513541). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1984–1989
- Latest incident
- Oct 1989
Ownership history
- Cow Creek Construction Company Inc 1982 to 1984
- Crossgates Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1987
- Cross Gates Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 4 incidents
November 3, 1988
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
POWERED HAULAGE
Cross Gates Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING TAIL PICE OF ROCK WITH SLATE BAR.BAR GOT CAUGHT ON RUNNING BELT.
Cross Gates Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CUTTING MACHINE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY OF EQUIPMENT
Cross Gates Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS STRICKING PANEL BOARD ON SCOOP WITH HAMMER. PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE AND LODGED METAL WAS REMOVED BY DOCTOR.
Cross Gates Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPL WAS ON HIS WAY OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. HE RAISED UP OUT OF DECK OF SCOOP & HIT MINE ROOF RESULTING IN SOME BRUISES.
1987 · 5 incidents
October 26, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cross Gates Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SU1POSED TO HAVE SPRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE CARRYING A CASE OF BLASTING POWDER.
Cross Gates Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A SCOOP INBY LAST OPEN CROSSCUT WHEN SHOT FIRER DETOMATED ON AJACENT BREAK THROUGH.
Crossgates Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL DRIVING CAP WEDGE UNDER BELT CLAMP HIT FINGER ON CAP WEDGE.CUT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
Crossgates Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHANGING BATTERIES ON SCOOP.AFTER LIFTING BATTERY I.NAME PUSHED IT AND ALL WEIGHT WAS ON RIGHT KNEE.
Crossgates Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
TRAMMING TOWARD FACE HIT HEAD ON BROW.
1984 · 1 incident
April 27, 1984
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Crossgates Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WITH THE PANIC BAR OUT OF NORMAL OPERATING POSITION AT MINER MOVED ROOF BOLTER FORWARD THE PANIC BAR CAUGHT HIM ACROSS LOWER PART OF WAIST AND BOTH THIGHS. PUNCTURE WOUND S ON BOTH LEGS. BRUISES AND ABRASIONS ON LOWER TRUNK.