Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE ON THE 1 CANDERY OR BELT AT 4 TO 7 FT IN HEIGHT 18 TO 20 FT IN WIDTH APPROX. 60 FT IN LENGTH. LOADER WON BETWEEN SPAD 106 AND 125.
No 2: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Beaver Creek Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bennett Quillen
Kite,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517569
MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1517569). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1994–1996
- Latest incident
- Jan 1996
Ownership history
- Wind River Energy Corp 1994 to 1994
- R & L Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1995
- Beaver Creek Mining Inc 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
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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.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
5 on file1996 · 2 incidents
January 3, 1996
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
CANS OF SPRAY PAINT WERE ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLT PLATES. EMPLOYEE REACHED TO GET ROOF BOLT PLATE. SPRAY PAINT WAS PUNCTURED BY CORNER OF ROOF BOLT.
1995 · 2 incidents
December 29, 1995
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLT INTO ROOF TOP WITH BOLTER WHEN ROOF BOLT BENT ABNORMALLY AND UNEXPECTUALTY CRUSHED AND LACERATED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
May 3, 1995
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
R & L Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
HE WAS BURNING GARBAGE & A CAN OF SOMETHING EXPLODED & CUT HIS LEFT ARM. NO STICHES REQUIRED JUST BANDAGE.
1994 · 1 incident
December 22, 1994
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & L Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING GUARD BACK ON IN LOADER AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT THE END OF RIS LITTLE FINGER ON RIS RIGHT HAND.