Mining Incidents

Opportunity Coal Co Inc Mine #1 Coal

Controlled by B W McDonald
Eastern, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513173

MSHA record for Opportunity Coal Co Inc Mine #1 (mine ID 1513173). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

August 8, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING TIMBER WITH CHAINSAW SLIPPED & FELL WITH SAW RUNNING

August 5, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL ON TAILGATE.TAILGATE WAS ON WELDER.TAILGATE KICKED OUT CAUSING FALL AND STRIKING SHIN ON TAILGATE.

1987 · 2 incidents

June 26, 1987 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
D F D Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DUST DISEASES O0 THE LUNGS

June 15, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D F D Company Inc · Fall from machine

DISMOUNTING 7733ROCK TRUCK VICTIM WAS ON BOTTOM CHAIN STEP WHE HE LOST HIS HAND HOLD AND FELL BACKWARDS ON TO GROUND INJURING BACK

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