EE WAS STARTING TO CUT COAL IN 2 LEFT BREAK AND A PIECE OF ROCK 2FT WIDE 2 1/2 FT LONG AND 3 INCH TO 4 INCH THICK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER PUSHING HIM ON TO THE STARTIN G BOX OF THE MINER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT TIL 10-11-91 HE RETURNED TO WORK 10-14-91 WITH EXCUSE FROM DR RELEASING HIM.
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MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1516768). 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
- 1991
- Latest incident
- Sep 1991
- Little Black Mountain Mining Inc 1989 to 1990
- Ag Mining Inc 1990 to present
No 1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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
11 on file1991 · 11 incidents
EMPL WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT PUSHING IT UP WITH HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER & WHEN HE LET HEAD DOWN IT STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN THE ROOF BOLT AS HE WAS INSTALLING IT. AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOUDLER.
INJURED SAID HIS KNEES BEGAN TO HURT WHILE SHOVELING THE BELT LINE HAVING PAIN WHILE WORKING AND CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOOM JACK ON BOLT MACHINE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SUPPLIES OF RESIN ON ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS SETTING TIMBERS ALONGSIDE ROADWAY. SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON LEG LEG IN THIGH AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM BRIDGE CONVEYOR WHEN LIFTED ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AROUND BELTHEAD WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM ROOF & STRUCK HIM ON RT FOOT
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING UP USED BELT. HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED MONDAY OR TUESDAY 2-4-91.