Mining Incidents

No 3 Coal

Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cliff Bartley
Shelbiana, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517316

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1517316). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1993–1997
Latest incident
Sep 1997
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1997 · 4 incidents

September 8, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF SLATE APPRX 1" THICH BY 3' L BY 2' WIDE FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS OUT BY #1 HEADING. SPAD #1328 CUT LEFT ARM IN 3 LOCATIONS NO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

April 22, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM CAME TO OFFICE AT MINE SITE COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. THOUGHT HE HAD KIDNEY STONES. TOLD HIM HE COULD GO HOME TO GO TO EMERG ROOM. VICTIMCALLED BACK AND NOTIFIED SUPV. THAT HE DID NOT H AVE KIDNEY STONES THAT DRS THOUGHT HE STRAINED HIS BACK. NO PERMANENT DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN MADE ASOF DAY OF FILING REPORT.

March 5, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE ROCK FROM TOP OF CONTINUOUS MINER WITH PRYBAR. NEVER REPORTED ANY INJURY UNTIL 3-8-97. MEDICATION TAKEN IS FOR INFECTION & INFLAMMATION . CIPRO 750 MG. TAKEN 2X DAILY FOR 14 DAYS.

1996 · 1 incident

November 4, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE VICTIM WAS HELPING THE MINE CREW PULL BACK THE NO. 2 CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS TUGGING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT AT A SPLICE TO INSTALL A BELT PIN.

1995 · 3 incidents

April 7, 1995 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM SAID HE PULLED ROCK OFF BOOM OF MINER AND TWISTED KNEE. VICTIM NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL 4-10-95. HE CALLED BACK AND SAID DR. WANTED HIM TO SEE ANOTHER DR. NEVER CALLED BACK ABOUT INJURY UNTIL 4-14-95. SAID 2ND DR. THOUGHT HE HAD LIGAMENTS PULLED IN LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE GREASING MINER NEVER SEEN EMPLOYEE GET HURT.

April 1, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS WORKING ON MINER 200-31 LEENORSE REPLACING COUNTER UNIT HOURS PUTTING LUS GNITIN & AGIGNING SHAFT UNIT & CAUGHT LEFT INDER FINGER BETWEEN UNITS, SEVEING FINGERNAIL PORTION OF INDEX FINGER WITNESSES WERE 2 CO WORKERS.

January 19, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS PLACING CABLE LOOP ON MINER FOR CABLEAND TOLD MINER OPER. TO LOWER BOOM AND VICTIMS TOE OF RT BOOT WAS CAUGHT WITH A BIT HUG CAUSINGINJURY TO TOE TEARING TOE NAIL OFF.

1994 · 2 incidents

June 29, 1994 KY · Coal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO A SCOOP WHEN HE FELL AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.

March 11, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HENRY WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL TO DUMPING POINT WHEN HE CROSSED UNDER CUTTER CABLE. THE CUTTER CABLE FELL DOWN ON HIM AS HE HAS CROSSING UNDER IT, THIS INJURED HIS HEAD AND NECK.

1993 · 7 incidents

October 29, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

AS STATED BY INJURED A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON TEH LOWER PART OF HIS BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE METHODIST HOSP. OF KY. INC. THERE HE WAS TREA TED FOR MINOR BRUISES AND RELEASED AT 2:44 PM THE SAME DAY. THERE WERE NO WITNESS TO THIS ACCIDENT.

September 8, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING ROCK OFF SECTION BELT WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIECE OF ROCK & THE GUARD ON THE BELT TAIL PIECE

August 20, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ROCK WAS ON BELT AND EE WAS GOINT ROCK OFF BOLT WHEN HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

July 23, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

GOT SHOE HUNG IN SCOOP FELL BACK ON MY BUTT HIT THE LOWER PART OF MY BACK ON THE SCOOP AND TWISTED MY RIGHT ARM.

March 10, 1993 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

THE SHOT FIRER ATTEMPTED TO SHOOT A BREAK BETWEEN 4 ENTRY AND 45 ENTRY THE ENTRY WAS ALSO DRILLED FROM THE 5 SIDE BUT NOT CUT THE CUTTER OPERATOR WAS UP IN 5 ENTRY WHEN THE SHOT FIRER SHOT THE BREAK BETWEEN 4 TO 5 THE COMPRESSION OF THE SHOT FORCED BUG DUST OUT OF ONE OF THE AUGER HOLES IN THE NUMBER 5 ENTRY WHERE THE CUTTER WAS CUTTING 5 HEADING.

January 23, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE WHEN HE WAS INJURED. HE WAS LIFTING THE BELT TO PUT INA PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED.

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