INJURED WAS CLEANING UP A BOOM HOLE WITH A SCOOP LOADER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A ROCK WITH THE SCOOP BUCKET THE ROCK ROLLED BACK ON THE OPERATOR WHEN IT BROKE FREE THIS IS A DEGREE 3 CL ASSIFICATION 5 INJURY
No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1516034). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1988–1995
- Latest incident
- Jul 1995
- Jesse Branch Coal Company 1987 to 1987
- A A & W Coals Inc 1987 to 1994
- Woodland Hills Mining Company Inc 1994 to present
No 1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
8 on file1995 · 4 incidents
INJURED HAD COMPLETED CHARGING A HOLE ON THE RT RIB& ROLLED TO THE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE HEADINGT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT LEG INJURED COMPLETED THE SHIFT & WORKED FOLLOWING DAY 05-30-95 APPLIED HEAT ON 05-31-95 WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM ON 06B-01-95 & RETURNED TO WORK ON 06-05-95THIS IS A DEGREE 3 CLASSIFICATION 20 ACCIDENT
INJURED WAS HANDLING MATERIAL IN A CRAMPED KNEELING POSITION, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK, THIS IS A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 9 HANDLING MATERIAL ACCIDENT.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING WET COAL AND MUD FROM UNDER THE FINE COAL BELT OF THE SURFACE TIPPLE. THIS IS A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09 HANDLING MATERIAL.
1994 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS SCOOPING MINE ROADWAY & STRUCK SHOULDER AGAINST MINE ROOF.
1993 · 1 incident
TAIL PULLEY OF #4 CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING CLEANED MANUALLY WHILE BELT WAS IN MOTION A LOOSE PORTION OF BELT BECAME ENTANGLED IN TAIL PRECP EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT FROM TAILPIECE BY CUTTING AWAY SMALL STRINGS AT ENTANGLED BELT BY HAIVNG BELT STARTED THEN STOPPED LEFT ARM OF EMPLOYEE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & TAIL PULLEY RESULTING IN ARM AMPUTATION APPROX 3IN BELOW ELBOW
1992 · 1 incident
55061S REMOVING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE ROCK FLIPPED UP AND PINNED FINGER AGAINST TOP.
1988 · 1 incident
SCOOP HAULAGE AND OPERATOR HIT KNEE ON TOP.