THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAULER. WHILE BACKING UP TO THE BERM, HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT BIG TOE.
No 1 Surface: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Surface (mine ID 1514927). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1989–1994
- Latest incident
- May 1994
- Tammy Anne Inc 1984 to 1993
- Shorty Coal Inc 1993 to present
No 1 Surface sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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
9 on file1994 · 4 incidents
THE EE WAS HELPING TO PULL SOME 6 INCH HOSE DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHERE HE AND SOME OTHER EE HAD BEEN PUMPING WATER OUT OF THE COAL PIT, AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO TIGHTEN UP A HOSE ON HIS DOZER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERA TING HIS HAULER HE SAID THE BED OF HIS HAULER DROPPED HARD AFTER DUMPING CAUSING HIS NECK & BACK TO HURT
1993 · 3 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS DOZER REMOVING BRUSH FROMA HOLLOW FILL, HIT AYELLOWJACKET BEE'S NEST, AND GOT STUNG SEVERAL TIMES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FINAL DRIVE TO PLACE IN DOZER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT BACK-POSSIBLE HEMIATED DISC.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY ON DOZER TRACKS. BAR DISLODGED & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN GROIN CAUSING POSSIBLE HERNIA.
1992 · 1 incident
EMPL MAKING ROAD OVER HIGHWALL WITH DOZER. PUSHED A ROCK OVER HIGHWALL. DIDNT REALIZE ENDLOADER AND OPERATOR WAS IN COAL PIT BELOW. THE ROCK STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF ENDLOADER. INJ RECD SOME MINOR LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS.
1989 · 1 incident
EMPL EXITING TRUCK -FOOT CAUGHT IN STEPS CAUSING FALL SEVERAL FEET TO GROUND LANDING ON RIGHT WRIST,SUFFERED SEVERE FRACTURE.