Cross Over Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME WAS WORKING AT THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF COAL POPPED OUT OF THE RIB CATCHING HIM INT HE EYE.
No 4: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Mountain Ridge Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Pendleton Eugene
Kildav,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512256
MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 1512256). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Apr 1985
Ownership history
- Evarts Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1980
- Evarts Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1984
- Cross Over Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Calvin Mining Company 1984 to 1985
- Newcoal Inc 1985 to 1989
- Mountain Ridge Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 4 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1985 · 6 incidents
Cross Over Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS PUTTING A MINER ROPE ON MINER AND ROPE FELL OFF THE DRUM.
Cross Over Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MEN WERE PULLING BOY BOX UP IN SCOOP BUCKET AND RUN OVER I.NAME FINGERS.
Cross Over Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER WAS ADJUSTING BELT ROLLER AND STUCK ARM IN BELT.
Calvin Mining Company · Struck by falling object
RIGHT HAND JACK SETTER. TURNING RIGHT KICK-BACK IN RIGHT BREAK FIRST CUT, PULLING JACK DRUM TO SET. 2 FEET LONG 1 INCH THICK. HIT ON LOWER PART OF BACK. ON LEFT SIDE
January 4, 1985
KY · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Calvin Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
SET KNEE DOWN ON PIECE OF COAL WHICH PRECIPITATED WATER ON KNEE
1984 · 2 incidents
November 2, 1984
KY · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
POWERED HAULAGE
Calvin Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MAN QUIT AT FACE AFTER WORKING 6 HRS. OF FIRST DAY. WAS TOLD NOT TO RIDE BELT. RODE SCOOP IN WHEN HIRED. SECTION FOREMAN WILL SAW MEN LEAVE FACE, SUPT WAS AT NO 2 BELT DRIVE WHERE PERSON GOT C UGHT ON TOP OFF BELT HEAD, CUT SWITCH OFF AND LET BELT DRIVE DOWN TO GET PERSON OUT. TOOK TO SOUOUTSIDE IN SCOOP WOULD NOT GO TO HOSPITAL WHEN OFFERED ASSISTANCE TOO
Calvin Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP & PIECE OF ROCK.