Mining Incidents

No 4 Coal

Rainbow Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Delford B Endicott
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513755

MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 1513755). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 19, 1985 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Rainbow Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS HOLDING CABLE OUT OF THE WAY WHILE A MODEL 488 S&S SCOOP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE JOYU CUTTING MACHINE UP A HILL AND THE SCOOP SLIPPED ON SLICK BOTTOM CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES ANKLE BE TWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKET AND RIB

1984 · 2 incidents

September 3, 1984 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rainbow Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

D CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE SCOOP CANOPY CUT AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

July 10, 1984 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Rainbow Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

THE MAN WAS LOADING COAL WITH THE SCOOP AND WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PLACE GOING TOO THE FEEDER HE STATED THAT APPROIMATELY 50FT OUT BY THE FACE THAT HE HAD HIS HEAD OUT FROM UNDER THE CANOPY AN AND A LUMP OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE HEAD OR HIS HEAD STRUCK THE RIB HE WAS NOT SURE.

1983 · 3 incidents

August 2, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Rainbow Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER AND INSTALLING HIS LAST BOLT AT THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE FACE OUT OFF THE PARTING IN THE COAL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK

June 7, 1983 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rainbow Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN ON HIS KNEES OPERATING CUTTING MACHINE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND WHEN HE GOT OFF THE MACHINE HIS LEGS WERE ASLEEP. HE STARTED TO WALK AND FELL DOWN STRIK ING HIS BACK ON THE SIDE OF THE CUTTING MACHINE.

April 16, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rainbow Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EE WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING & TOOK OFF HIS GLOVES & HANDLED CEMENT INFECTED HIS BEAR HANDS & GOT HANDS INFECTED.

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