Delcoal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL 2ND BRAKE IN SIDE DRIFT MOUTH ON RETURN AIR COURSE 2 ENTRY.
No 1: 14 reportable incidents Coal
Delcoal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James A Dean
Smith,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516570
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1516570). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1990–1992
- Latest incident
- Sep 1992
Ownership history
- L & F Coal Company 1989 to 1990
- Delcoal Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file1992 · 3 incidents
July 28, 1992
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delcoal Inc · Rubbed or abraded
61206ORKING ON BELT LINES & BUMPED LEFT KNEE BRUISE IT
May 28, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delcoal Inc · Fall down stairs
WAS GOING OUT OF MINE OFF WHEN HE FELL DOWN 3 STEPS GOING FROM MINE OFF TO GROUND
1991 · 8 incidents
Delcoal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT IN THE ROOF UNDER A HOLLOW.
October 30, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delcoal Inc · Struck against stationary object
WAS PUTTING BELT STRUCTURE UNDER BELT WHEN HIT ARM OVER BOTTOM STAND CUTTING ARM.
September 25, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Delcoal Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK & COAL FELL FROM RIB, STRIKING HIM ON THE RT. SHOULDER.
July 10, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Delcoal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS PUTTING UP 8 FT ROOF BOLTS IN 30" OF COAL WHILE B ENDING ROOF BOLTS STRAINED BACK
June 11, 1991
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delcoal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON BELTS
Delcoal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WAS HELPING CHANGE PUMP MOTOR THAT HAD BURNED UP MOTOR WAS HOT AND HE BURNED HIS ARM TAKING BOLTS OUTOF BOTTOM SIDE OF MOTOR BACK NEXT TO OIL TANK
Delcoal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY IN INTERSECTION AT LAST OPEN CROSSCUT 17FT WIDE 30FT LONG 10FT THICK
March 15, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Delcoal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED WAS DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER AND MINE ROOF.
1990 · 3 incidents
April 29, 1990
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
L & F Coal Company · Struck by falling object
X-BRACE BROKE ON ROOF BOLTER HEAD LETTING HEAD FALL OUT OF BOOM HITTING ON LEG ON OPERATOR.
L & F Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED 9:00 PM 3/25/90. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT IT WHEN IT HAPPENED. HE SAID IT HAPPENED 2:00PM 3/23/90 WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP. HE SAID HE RAN INTO A RIB, SAID IT FELT LIKE A BEE STING IN HIS BACK AND HE DIDN'T THINK NO MORE ABOUT IT TILL 3/24/90 AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL 3/25/90.
L & F Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALLS RANGING FROM 1-6 FT ABOVE ANCHER KINGDON OF ROOF BOLTS THESE FALLS WERE REPERTED AND INVIST AT MSHA BUT A 7000-1 WAS NOT SUBMITTED BY THE OPERATOR.