Mining Incidents

No 2: 15 reportable incidents Coal

Kem Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Vest, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512209

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1512209). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1994
Latest incident
Apr 1994
Ownership history
  1. Kem Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1980
  2. K & K Enterprises 1980 to 1981
  3. Kem Coal Inc 1981 to 1985
  4. Kem Coal Inc 1985 to 1995
  5. Kem Coal Company 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 2 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

April 11, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UNDER BOOM OF MECHANIC'S TRUCK HELPING REPAIR ARMS ON A LOADER WHEN THE BOOM ALLEGEDLY FELL. STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON FOREHEAD.

March 5, 1994 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EIXTING ROCK TRUCK BY WAY OF LADDER-STEEPPED ON POWER CORD AND SLIPPED DOWN LADDER.

1993 · 4 incidents

July 27, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS LOWERING THE BED OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE BED DROPPED AND HE CLAIMS THAT THIS STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 3, 1993 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS IN THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE BRUISED AND POSSIBLY STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 11, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE FELL TO THE GROUND FROM THE 2ND STEP OF AN EQUIPMENT LADDER THAT BROKE. HE INJURED HIS KNEE, HIP AND BACK. HE WAS INJURED ON 2/11/93 BUT DID NOT BEGAN MISSING WORK UNTIL 5/10/93.

February 5, 1993 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kem Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TURN A FILTER HOUSING. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, KNOCKING LOOSE 3 TEETH THAT HAD TO BE PULLED BY A DENTIST.

1992 · 2 incidents

December 10, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Kem Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS AND/OR RESPIRATORY CONDITION.

May 7, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Kem Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL HAS A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY CONDITION AND /OR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

1991 · 2 incidents

August 21, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Kem Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY CONDITION AND/OR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

April 30, 1991 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler FIRE
Kem Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING HOLE IN PLATE AIRLINE ANTIFREEZE SPILLED ON HOT METAL IT BURST IN FLAMES BURNS TO L ARM

1989 · 2 incidents

May 2, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kem Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE ROLLING FUEL BARREL TO WATER PUMP.DIDNT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 5-15-89.

January 25, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kem Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A FITTING FROM A TANK THAT WAS HOISTED ABOVE A FLAT BED TRUCK. THE BOLT HOLDING THE HOIST CHAIN SLIPPED AND THE TANK FELL TO THE TRUCK BED. THE T ANK STRUCK HIS L EFT ARM CAUSING A FRACTURE.

1987 · 1 incident

August 31, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kem Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8LY TWISTED HIS BACK AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A DOZER. THE INCIDENT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED ON 8-31-87 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9-1-87.

1986 · 1 incident

March 28, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kem Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL PICKING RO7K OUT OF COAL PIT AND WAS STRUCK ON HEAD WITH ROCK THROWN BY ANOTHER EMPL PERFORMING SAME TASK.ROCK CAUSED LACERATION REQ 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

1983 · 1 incident

March 16, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kem Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN INSTALLING THE REAR BELLY PAN ON DOZER. WHILE POSITIONING THE PAN IT SLIPPED OFF BALANCE AND STRUCK VICTIM ON LEFT LEG CAUSING A COMPLETE FRACTURE JUST ABO VE HIS ANKLE.