INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK HIT NECK AND CHEEK.
No 7-A: 12 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 7-A (mine ID 1511569). 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
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Nov 1991
- Triple C Coal Company 1978 to 1979
- Southern Elkhorn Coal Corp 1979 to 1981
- Bee Bee Tee Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
- Wellmore Coal Corp 1983 to 1984
- Welmac Coal Inc 1984 to 1985
- Triple S Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1993
- A & R Coal Corp 1993 to present
No 7-A sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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
12 on file1991 · 5 incidents
INJURED WAS WORKING ON BELT LINE LIFTING ROPE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE.
I THOUGHT I COULD MAKE THE BLEEDER LINE AND AFTER STARTING PROCEDURE I COULD NOT MAKE BLEEDER LINE DUE TO WATER. STATEMENT MADE BY SONNY SMITH.
INJURED WAS CHECKING BATTERIES, ONE BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING AND HE ATTEMPTED TO TWIST CAT HEAD ON BATTERY WHEN BATTERY BLEW OUT AND BURNT WRIST.
INJURED WAS OPERATING PINNER AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN PINNER WHEN HE STUBBED FOOT ON BOTTOM OF PINNER.
1990 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS RUNNING SCOOP WHEN A SLIP FELL OUT & HIT NECK
1989 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS CLEANING AROUND TAILPEICE AND A CINDER BLOCK FELL ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
1988 · 5 incidents
INJURED WASS WORKING ON BELT & ROCK ROLLED & INJURED RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS CRAWLING ALONG SIDE OF MOTOR TO MOVE MINER CABLE WHEN MOTOR ROLLED AND PINNED INJURED BETWEEN MOTOR AND BLOCK OF COAL.
INJURED WAS SETTING A ROOF SUPPORT JACK AND A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT LEFT ARM.
INJURD WAS INSTALLING BOLTS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT:WAS INSTALLING SECOND BOLT AND HAD DRILED HOSE 18" AND WAS INSTALLING FINISHING STEEL WHEN ROCK FELL.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON MINER, SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND THE RIPPR CHAIN CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST SIDE OF MINER.