EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FMC 300 ROOF BOLTER IN LOW COAL AND SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.
No 5 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 5 Mine (mine ID 4002711). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Nov 1991
- C L Kline Estate 1981 to 1986
- Gem Coal Inc 1986 to 1991
- Kline Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1991
- Kline Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
No 5 Mine sits in Scott County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
15 on file1991 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER BOLTING UP A BROWER WHEN THE MINE ROOF HAD FALLEN OUT AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBEL SHOOTING A MECHANICAL PROBLEM ON A 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS CRAWLING ON TOP OF THE MACHINE OR REACHING UP OVER IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED 12 1/2 HIS ON 9-9-91 11 1/2 HOURS ON 9-10-91 AND WENT TO DR. ON 9-11-91 AND HAS NOT RETURNED.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF FIRST RIGHT PANEL OFF #3 BELT IN INTERSECTION IN CROSSCUT RIGHT HANDED 20' WIDE AND APP 35' LONG AND 4 1/2' HIGH.TIMBERED AND CRIBBED FALL AND PULLED OUT OF PANEL.
ROOF FALL #3 ENTRY ON RETURN SIDE OF #20 BRK IN INTERSECTION.25' X 30' X 5'.NO EQUIP INVOLVED AND WONT BE CLEANED UP.TIMBERED ENDS OF FALL AND DANGER SIGNS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING 5TO MAKE A CONVEYOR BELT SET UP & MASHED FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STRUCTURE
ROCK FALL ON #3 BELT LINE AT #18 BREAK. STARTED IN INTERSECTION 45' LONG 20' WIDE 6' HIGH.
ROOF FALL IN 1 AND 2 ENTRY IN SECONDARY EXCAPE WAY AT 40 AND 41 BREAK THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY FORMAN ON WEEKELY EXAMINATION 3-8-91 AT 930 AM.
1990 · 3 incidents
INTERSECTION IN #2 ENTRY ON 001@WORKING SECTION ROOF FALL OCCURED IN INTERSECTION WITH LEFT XCUT FALL STARTED IN UNSUPPORTED ROOF & RODE IN SUPPORTED ROOF FOR A DISTANCE OF 20FT TEST HOLES WER E DRILLED & NO CRACKS WERE DETECTED
ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY OF 001 SECT.INTERSECTION BETWEEN #3  ENTRY IN #4 ENTRY FALL WAS 45FT LONG 7FTTO8FT HIGH & 20FT WIDE BOLTED WIT H 4FT RESIN RODS TO STEEL STRAPS TEST HOLES WERE DRILLED & NO CRACKS WERE SHOWING FALL APPEARED TO HAVE WET LAYERS
ROOF FALL IN THE #4 ENTRY INTERSECTION 6' HIGH 45' LONG 20' WIDE.
1989 · 2 incidents
ROOF FALL IN THE NO4 ENTRY 20'W 30' LX8' THICK ROOF FALL IN THE NO 5 ENTRY 20' WX120'L,8' THICK APPROXIMATELY 700' OUTBY.
FROOF FALL 600 FT. OUTBY THE FACE INT EH NO 2 ENTRY RETURN.
1988 · 1 incident
ROOF FALL #4 ENTRY 20'W X 20'LX 7'TALL.20' OUTBY FACE.
1983 · 1 incident
ROOF FALL IN NO.3 ENTRY AT NO.5 CROSSCUT FROM SURFACE ON 001-0 WORKING SECTION.