INDIVIDUAL WAS 5TTEMPTING TO BLAST A CUT IN #3 ENTRY EXTRACTING PILLARS.HE WAS APPROX. 90' AWAY FROM CUT BEING BLASTED.A BLOCK OF COAL BOUNCED OFF OF RIB OPPOSITE PLACE WHERE HE WAS LOCATED A T THE TIME OF T2E SHOT FIRED.SEVERED LIGAMENTS ON THE RING FINGER AND INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
No 4 Mine Coal
Ramblin Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Horton Steve
Ashcamp,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515705
MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 1515705). 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
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Mar 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file1987 · 1 incident
March 13, 1987
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
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