Mining Incidents

No 6: 12 reportable incidents 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
Ownership history
  1. Shamrock Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1995
  2. Bituminous-Laurel Mining Inc 1995 to 1997
  3. Bledsoe Coal Corp 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 6 sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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