Roxana Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
DETERIORATING R2OF DUE TO SWEAR & AIR MOVEMENT OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
No 1 Mine: 19 reportable incidents Coal
Roxana Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Day Rickey & David C Banks
MSHA Mine ID: 1512738
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1512738). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1984–1987
- Latest incident
- Oct 1987
Ownership history
- Lake Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1984
- Joseph Brothers Inc 1982 to 1982
- Roxana Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 Mine sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file1987 · 3 incidents
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE PUSHING C2AL DRILL TO MUCH PRESSURE WAS EXERTED CAUSING RIGHT WRIST TO BE SPRAINED.
March 8, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS BOLTING 7OP WHILE DRILLING THE KETTLE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT & CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN DRILL & KETTLE BOTTOM
1986 · 4 incidents
September 11, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATING BOLTI3G MACHINE-WHILE MANOVERING MACHINE CLOSER TO RIB ON OPERATORS SIDE-MACHINE MOVED MORE THAN OEPRATOR ANTICIPATED-CATCHING OPERATOR BETWEEN MACHINE AND RIB.
September 2, 1986
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS THROWING PL5TES DOWN THEY HIT A HEADER BOARD AND IT HIT HIS ANKLE
September 2, 1986
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE WAS LIFTING 5 TRANSMISSION FROM A SCOOP AND SPRAINED HIS BACK
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SPRAINED WRIST 4HILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF OF THREE WHEELER AND CRAWUL
1985 · 5 incidents
October 22, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD WHILE BOLTING TOP
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ON SOME COAL FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK.
August 20, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 3\X3\X3" FELL ON SIXXX SAID PERSON WHILE HE WAS PREFORMING USUAL DUTY AS A ROOF BOLT HELPER CAUSING INJURIES TO THE HEAD REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
June 26, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING APPROX. 2X2X2 FELL AND STRUCK VICTIM S FINGERS WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE.
March 25, 1985
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING KNIFE TO REPAIR WATER LINE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND.
1984 · 7 incidents
October 18, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRIVING NAIL IN HEADER BOARD - NAIL FLEW AND HIT VICTIM IN RIGHT EYE - PENETRATING THE EYE-BALL
July 1, 1984
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FALL - LACERATION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER
June 27, 1984
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
GRINDING-FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.
June 25, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM SCOOP BUCKET AND HIT TOE
June 8, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK STRUCK VICTIMS LEG WHILE PICKING ROCK FROM COALS CAUSING A BRUISE
May 28, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
NAIL PUNCTURE TO RIGHT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING IN MINE
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN HEAD OF BOLTING MACHINE AND ROOF CAUSING BRUISING TO LEFT HAND