Raven Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A BUGGY TRAVELING THROUGH MUD AND WATER IN MINE THE STEERING SPUN AROUND STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
No 3: 10 reportable incidents Coal
Raven Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
(Donald) Todd Kiscaden; Scott Kiscaden
Davella,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516743
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1516743). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1990–1993
- Latest incident
- Jun 1993
Ownership history
- Tara Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1991
- Raven Mining Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file1993 · 5 incidents
June 4, 1993
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
ELECTRICAL
Raven Mining Company Inc · Contact with electrical current
LIGHTENING WENT THROUGHT THE PHONE LINE KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE TO THE GROUND.
March 2, 1993
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raven Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYHING A BOX OF RESIN AROUND IN FRONT OF LOADER WHEN HE STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN.
Raven Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL CAME LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE MOUTH.
February 11, 1993
KY · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
POWERED HAULAGE
Raven Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
INJURED A CONTRACTED ENGINEER FOR AQUIP COAL WAS AT OUR MINE TO SET 1 SPADS. WHILE TRAVELING IN A BUGGY, THE BUGGY HIT THE RIB OF THE MINE. HE AND HIS PARTNER WERE THE ONLY TWO IN TH E BUGGY AND THEY AREA BOTH EMPLOYEE OF ABBOTT ENGINEERING.
1992 · 4 incidents
December 19, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Raven Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WAS RIDING IN A SCOOP TO THE OUTSIDE OF MINE. THE SCOOP HIT A HOLE AND JARRED THE MINER.
November 12, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Raven Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL CATCHING ARM AGAINST BOLTING MACHINE.
Raven Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
10795CE OF DRILL STEEL FELL BETWEEN THE BOOM ARMS ON THE ROOF BOLTER IT BOUNCED BACK HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE
March 18, 1992
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raven Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS STANDING ON THE FUEL TANK OF THE COAL TRUCK. HE SAID HE FELL OFF ONTO THE SCALES AT THE PENDER TIPPLE. HE SAID HE THEN FELL FROM THE SCALES TO THE GROUND.
1990 · 1 incident
May 10, 1990
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
Tara Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING FOR SHUTTLE CAR TO BE LOADED.A LUMP OF COAL FLEW OFF OF LOADER BOOM AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.