Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRIVING SCOOP S5W PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FALLING AND DODGED IT IN SCOOP DECK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
No 4 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Elmer Jent
Buckhorn,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514167
MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 1514167). 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
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Oct 1987
Ownership history
- Angela-Ann Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- Scott Keith Energy Company 1984 to 1985
- Center Coal Company 1985 to 1986
- Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 4 Mine sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1987 · 4 incidents
October 5, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE HITTING O3 CHISEL WITH HAMMER, PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT HAND.
May 15, 1987
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE SHOT FIRER 8ID NOT FAR ENOUGH IN THE CROSS GOT AWAY FROM PLACE BEING SHOT,BLOCK OF COAL BOUNCED & HIT HIM ON THE CHEEK & SHOULDER 3 STITCHES PUT IN CUT ON CHEEK.
March 30, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING BOOM.LI0T JACK PISTON OFF OF CUTTING MACHINE.
1986 · 2 incidents
September 30, 1986
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I NAME WAS HELP3NG GET A CUTTER CHAIN FROM ON A JOY 16 CUTTING MACHINE I HAD MY HAND BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE FRAME OF THE CUTTING MACHUNE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVED THE JACK AND CAUGHT MY HAN D 3
August 15, 1986
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
ONE EMPLOYEE WA8 HOLDING A HAMMER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER