Mining Incidents

No 6 Coal

Bledsoe Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Cedar Chappel, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516723

MSHA record for No 6 (mine ID 1516723). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 30, 1992 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING A HEADRIVE FROM THIS MINE. WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO GET CLEARANCE A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL HITTING EE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES.

1991 · 2 incidents

September 11, 1991 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING DRAWROCK. THIS INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON THE DATE IN ITEM 6.

August 2, 1991 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A S/C WHEN HE BOUNCED UP AND COME DOWN ON THE PEDAL. EE STARTED RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR THIS INJURY ON THE DATE STATED IN ITEM 6.

1990 · 9 incidents

December 3, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE DROPPED LID ON TOOL BOX CATCHING SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

October 8, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN BOLTER HEAD AND BOLTER STEEL.

October 7, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN NO 2 ENTRY 50FT INBY SPAD NO 287 T HE RFALL OCCURRED AT A CROSSCUT ABOVE 55FT OUTBY THE FACE THE FALL WAS 20FT LONG & 19FT WIDE & ABOUT 4FT THICK THE AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF

August 7, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT ANKLE.

March 6, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF GLUE ONTO THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE IS TAKING PHYSICAL THERAPY.

January 24, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL WAS ON INTAKE AIR AT BRK 26 IN #6 ENTRY.FALL WAS 18'LONG X 18'WIDE X 48"THICK.42" BOLTS HAND BEEN USED TO SUPPORT AREA.

January 10, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS PULLING TRACK OFF OF FLAT CAR WHEN HE GOT A PAIN IN HIS BCK I NAME STARTED RECEIVING PHYSICAL THEROPY AS OF 022390

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The full compliance file on No 6

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.