Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

K B C Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Kitts Donald L
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516633

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1516633). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
Apr 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

1994 · 1 incident

April 9, 1994 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K B C Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON A SMALL WATER PUMP HE CAME UPON SECTION & WAS HELPING LAY OFF SAFETY POST OUT OF BACK OF RAMCAR WHEN HE SAID HE WANTED AN AMBULANCE THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK

1993 · 2 incidents

July 22, 1993 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
K B C Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BACKING MINER OUTSIDE OF DRIFT. CABLE LAYING ALONG SIDE OF MINER AS IT WAS TRAMING OUT. THE OPERATOR STUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT OUTSIDE OF OPERATING COMPARTMENT TO PUSH CABLE AWAY FROM SIDE OF MINER WHEN MINER PIVITED & CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN MINER & RIB.

June 14, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K B C Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PERSON WAS HANGING MINER CABLE IN INTERSECTION & STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE BENT DOWN & LIFTED THE MINER CABLE.

1992 · 4 incidents

October 23, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF WAS A MIXTURE OF SANDSTONE AND SLATE. A PIECE OF SLATE FELL OUT BETWEEN THE LAST ROLL OF BOLTS AND THE TRS JACK AND HIT HIM ON THE ARM AND SLID DOWN HIS BACK.

July 16, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

10963K 3'LONG X 22" WIDE X 2" THICK FELL AND HIT I.NAME ON THE HEAD & BACK. DIDNT GO TO DR FOR ABOUT A WEEK,THEN WENT TO DR FOR HURT BACK AND WAS OFF FOR 8 DAYS.DIDNT CEASE WORK AT TIME OF ACC 94553.

January 30, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS SPOT BOLTING CORNER WERE BREAK AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL STREAGHT DOWN AND FELL BACK ON HIM.

1991 · 2 incidents

August 21, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE ROCK ON TOP OF MINER SLID OFF ONTO OPERATORS ANKLE AND FOOT WHEN GETTING CABLE READY TO MOVE MINER TO NEXT PLACE(WHILE ATTACHING CABLE TO CABLE HOOKS NEAR HEAD ON MINER).

July 10, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTER WAS SET UP IN #2 HEADING WHEN THEY STARTED BOLTING TOP PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM TOP & STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT HAND.

1990 · 12 incidents

October 4, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K B C Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE SAID THAT HE WAS PICKING UP ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.

August 21, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
K B C Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS RUNNING RAM CAR AND SAID HE HIT A HOLE AND HURT HIS BACK.

August 7, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF SUPPORT & LOOSE ROCK WHICH FELL & STRUCK CANOPY ON BOLTER THEN SLID DOWN ACROSS OPERATORS RIGHT ARM.

July 29, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING WITH A BELT MOVE WHEN A VERY SAMLL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND SOME OF IT LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EAR PROVE SELF TO HOSPTIAL E.R. AND RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SHIFT.

July 20, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

GETTING ROCK OFF MINER, OPR. WAS GOING TO SET MINER OVER 50 HH COULD HOOK ROPE ON ROCK WHEN HE SET MINER OVER MINER HIT HIM ON RIGHT KNEE.

July 16, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING TOP IN #5 ENTRY PUTTING LAST BOLT UP & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON RIGHT HAND.

July 14, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K B C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS BOLTED TOP & PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON OPERATORS KNEE.

May 11, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Superior Mining & Mineral Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR FAILED TO KEEP FOOT CLEAR OF PINNER FLOOR JACK.

March 7, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Superior Mining & Mineral Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A SLUG OF ROCK FELL OFF THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

February 28, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Superior Mining & Mineral Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS REMOVING DAMAGED FILTER FROM FILTER BASE WITH A BAR. WHEN THE FILTER SUDDENLY CAME OFF THE BASE, FLEW UP STRIKING HIM ON THE CHIN AND CUTTING HIS CHIN.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 9, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Superior Mining & Mineral Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PUTTING UP A ROOF BOLT; IN DOING SO, HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TWIST HIS STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE. AS HE WAS TWISTING THE WRENCH, IT SLIPPED OFF HIS STEEL AND HIT HIM OVER HIS RIGHT EYE, MA KING A CUT ABOUT 2" LONG ALONG HIS EYEBROW.

September 13, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Mining & Mineral Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE SLID BACK DOWN THE SCOOP SCRAPING HIS LEFT RIBS AND LOWER BACK.

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