I,NAME WAS BOLTING FIRST CUT OUT OF #3 ENTRY THE FIRST BOLT WHEN BOLT DRILL STEEL AND UP PRESSURE HIT A CRACK IN ROOF ROCK CAUSING ROCK TO SLIP OFF ON ATRS AND APRON AND THEN ONTO OPERATOR PIN NING HIM UNDER ROCK & AGAINST THE BOLTER BREAKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM & BRUISING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
No 3 Mine Coal
Topper Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Gary D Fields
Shelbiana,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516676
MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 1516676). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Aug 1989
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
1
inspections on record
18
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 18 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file1989 · 1 incident
August 14, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Topper Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
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