Mining Incidents

Oxford #8: 7 reportable incidents Coal

New Horizons Coal Inc · Underground
Ages, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517305

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
Ownership history
  1. New Horizons Coal Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Oxford #8 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1994 · 6 incidents

December 8, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS AWARDED PERMANENT DISABILITY FOR COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.

October 23, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Horizons Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY 6 BREAKS UNDERGROUND. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 20' X 20' X 5'.

October 21, 1994 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS AWARDED STAGE II COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

October 13, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
New Horizons Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

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.

August 3, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

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.

June 11, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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

November 22, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
New Horizons Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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