Timper Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
ROCK FELL BETWEEN PINS
No 3: 24 reportable incidents Coal
Timper Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Salmons Carlos
Mccarr,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514013
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1514013). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 24
- Years on record
- 1983–1992
- Latest incident
- Sep 1992
Ownership history
- Eastern Coal Corp 1983 to 1983
- Blue Ridge Coal Corp 1983 to 1985
- Mr C Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1987
- Keystone Mining Inc 1987 to 1987
- Radec Mining Inc 1987 to 1989
- Orion Development Corp 1989 to 1990
- Big Branch Mining Inc 1990 to 1991
- Timper Mining Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
24 on file1992 · 2 incidents
Timper Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WAS OPERATING A SCOOP HAULING COAL. OPERATOR WAS TO CLOSE TO THE RIB OF THE MINES AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE SCOOP.
1989 · 6 incidents
July 24, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Orion Development Corp · Struck by falling object
TOP WORKING STOPPED MANTRIP TO CHECK IT STARTING FALLING HURT 3 MEN.
Orion Development Corp · Struck by falling object
TOP WORKING STOPPED MANTRIP TO CHECK IT STARTING FALLING HURT 3 MEN.
Orion Development Corp · Accident type, without injuries
BAD ROOF FALL MEASURED APPROX 20' LONGX26' WIDE & 0-72" THICK IN INTERSECTION.
July 24, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Orion Development Corp · Struck by falling object
TOP WORKING STOPPED MANTRIP TO CHECK IT STARTING FALLING HURT 3 MEN.
January 18, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Radec Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THIS MAN PICKS SLATE ON THE SURFACE OF MINE THERE WAS FROST ON THE BELT LINE AND STARTED SLIPPING ON THE ROLLER HE GOT SOM ROCK DUST AND UPS THROWING IT ON IT WHEN A PLICE CAME AROUND CAUGHT H IS GLOVE AND PULLED HIM INTO THE ROLLER
Radec Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THIS MAN WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE TAILPIECE ON SECTION AT THE START OF THE SHIFT. AND FELL BACKWARDS AND SAID HE HAD HURT HIS BACK.
1988 · 3 incidents
December 6, 1988
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Radec Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
HAULING SUP. TO SECTION IN SCOOP DOWN IN DECK KNEES UP, HIT BUMP BOUNCED KNEE IN ROOF, BURISING IT .
Radec Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
RUN SCOOP OVER SPILLED COAL IN ROADWAY THREW OPERATORS EAR INTO TOP CUTTING & SCRAPING RIGHT EAR.
September 30, 1988
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Radec Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
MAN PULLING CABLE STRAINED HIMSELF.
1987 · 1 incident
October 22, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Keystone Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS OBSE9VING MECHANIC, WHO WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN CUTTER CHAIN, APPROX. 10 TO 12 FT AWAY. A FRAGMENT OF METAL FROM CHAIN STRUCK VICTIM IN LEFT EYE. PERIODIC TESTING IS BEING DONE TO DE TERMINE IMPAIRM9NT, IF ANY, TO VISION.
1986 · 2 incidents
February 12, 1986
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Mr C Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE TOLD B2SS ON 2-13-86 WHEN BOSS STOPPED AT HIS HOUSE TO PICK HIM UP FOR WORK TO GET ACCIDENT REPORT FILLED OUT THAT HE WAS RIDING SCOOP DIPPER ON 2-12-86 AND JOLTED BACK
Mr C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME BACK WHI5E RUNNING SCOOP GOT OFF SCOOP AND WAS BENDING ROOF BOLT AND HURT BACK AGAIN. HURT BACK WHILE WORKING FOR STEMCO COAL CO RAMSON KY AUG 21 1984 CAMP CASE STILL DENDING.
1985 · 7 incidents
November 14, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mr C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LOADING BOX OF 1LUE ONTO PIN CAR APPROX. 40 LB EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK 2 HRS EARLY AND RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY WORKED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO DATE.
Mr C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY IN SCOOP OPERATOR DECK HEAD TO HIGH WHILE GOING UNDER CUTTER CABLE HITTING VICTIM IN HEAD
Mr C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM PARKED SCOOP UNDER CUTTER CABLE WHILE MACHINE WAS CHANGING PLACES WHEN MACHINE OPERATOR ENGAGED REEL IT PULLED CABLE LOOSE FROM HANGERS STRIKING VICTIM IN NECK AT BACK OF HEAD
Mr C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS PULLING BELT TOGETHER WITH A GRIB HOIST WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE RIB CAGE
Mr C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SCOOP JUMPED ON POINT PINNING VICTIM TO RIB
April 16, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Mr C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PINNING TOP. WRENCH SLIPPE AND BROKE FINGER.
January 22, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Mr C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCKDUSTER CAUGHT ON ROOF BOLT & TURNED OVER ON ANKLE. WHILE ROCKDUSTING BELT FROM SCOOP DIPPER.
1984 · 1 incident
March 7, 1984
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING LEFT DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR LOADING IN A BREAK WHEN A ROCK BECAME WEDGED AGAINST THE CONVEYOR & TOP, WHEN THE ROCK DISLODGED IT FLEW & HIT THE VICTIM IN THE RIGHT CHECK RE QUIRING 4 STITCHES.
1983 · 2 incidents
November 17, 1983
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE VICTIM WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO BEND A PIECE OF METAL ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED RESULTING IN THE CUTTING OF THE VICTIMS RIGHT UPPER LEG WITH THE SHARP END OF BAR
Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
GNAT GOT IN RT EYE REPAIR MAN TOOK IT O UT WITH A DIRTY CLOTH SCARED THE EYE