Mining Incidents

No 4: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Koch Industries Inc
Mcdowell, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512548

MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 1512548). 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
1988–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Newman Brothers Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1986
  2. Big Shiner Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  3. Ernco Mining Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  4. Koch Carbon Inc 1989 to 1991
  5. Laurel Ridge Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1994
  6. C Reiss Coal Co/ Koch Victory Div 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 4 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

April 17, 1991 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Koch Carbon Inc · Accident type, without injuries

265 LERBRIS MINER WORKING IN #2 HEADING EXPERIENCED WATER IN THE LEFT FRONT. THE #2 HEADING WAS ADVANCING TWARDS OLD WORKS. WATER STARTED IN THE LEFT SIDE. ALL MEN AND EQUIPMENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AREA.

January 2, 1991 KY · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON ROOF BOLTER CABLE, CABLE FELL LOOSE HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY OF THE CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK.

1989 · 4 incidents

November 27, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PLACING S CAR CABEL ON HANGER BEFORE ENTERED WORK PALCE FELT SHARP IN BACK

September 28, 1989 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Koch Carbon Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

2 SH CARS RAN AT INTERSECTION. WAS STRUCK ON HAND AND ARM

September 27, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING COAL FROM THE FACE TO THE BUMP BY MEANS OF JOY SHUTTLE CAR. THE SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, THE DRIVER WAS FORCED IN TO THE ROOF.

February 21, 1989 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ernco Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS BLASTING COAL FROM FACE WHEN AK SMALL CHUNK OF CLAY HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE TEMPLE AREA EMPLOYEE DID NOT PLACE HIMSELF IN A SAFE PLACE BEFORE BLASTING EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSP ITAL & RETURNED TO WORK ON 022389

1988 · 1 incident