HE WAS AWARDED PERMANENT DISABILITY FOR COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.
Oxford #8: 7 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Oxford #8 (mine ID 1517305). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1993–1994
- Latest incident
- Dec 1994
- New Horizons Coal Inc 1992 to present
Oxford #8 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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
7 on file1994 · 6 incidents
THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY 6 BREAKS UNDERGROUND. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 20' X 20' X 5'.
HE WAS AWARDED STAGE II COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
EE STATED HE HAD LOADED A CAR OF COAL IN #1 ENTRY AND TRAMMED HIS CAR 5 BREAKS AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY 1 BREAK INBY THE FEEDER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK BUT CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE M INER FINISHED THE CUT (APPROX. 15 MIN.) AND THE PAIN WAS TOO MUCH AND CAME OUTSIDE. THE PAIN WAS LOCATED IN THE THORACIC PART OF THE SPINE. RESULTED IN STRAIN TO THE BACK.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN 1 ENTRY HELPING ON THE MINER. HE PULLED ON THE MINER CABLE AND HEARD SOMETHING POP AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION FROM HIS KNEE TO HIS GROIN AREA. HE COULD NOT PUT WEIGH T ON HIS RIGHT LEG WITHOUT FEELING INTENSE PAIN.URESULTED IN LEG MUSCLE STRAIN.
EE STATED THAT HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE TAKING FULL BAGS OF ROCK DUST OFF OF 2 BELT LINE. AS HE BENT OVER TO GET A BAG OF DUST OFF THE BELT HE TWISTED TO PUT IT ON THE BOTTOM. AND AT THAT TIME F ELT A SHARP PAIN AND STINGING SENSATION IN LOWERBACK.
1993 · 1 incident
INJURED STAKED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN #2 ENTRY. HE SAID THAT HIS DRILL STEEL WAS NOT STARTED STRAIGHT AND HE WAS USING HTE DRILL STEEL GUIDE TO PULL THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE GUIDE AND RAISED THE DRIL BOOM UP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN DRILL GUIDE AND THE MINE ROOF. CAUSED LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGE RON RIGHT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 12 SUTURE