No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCK OUT OF A PIT OF COAL NEAR THE TIPPLE,WHEN SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN OCCURRED.
Preparation Plant No 1: 12 reportable incidents Coal
No 8 Limited Of Virginia
· Facility
Controlled by
Wesley D. Burke
Whitesburg,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1506296
MSHA record for Preparation Plant No 1 (mine ID 1506296). 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
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Sep 1988
Ownership history
- Little Shepherd Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1983
- No 8 Limited Of Virginia 1983 to 1984
- No 8 Limited Of Virginia 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Preparation Plant No 1 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file1988 · 2 incidents
February 26, 1988
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against stationary object
WAS HELPING TO REPAIR A DOOR ON A COAL CAR STARTED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE CAR AND HIT HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE CAR
1987 · 9 incidents
October 23, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck by flying object
WAS ADJUSTING T2E ROLLERS ON THE BELTS OF THE TIPPLE. WHILE USING A HAMMER ON THE BELTS, A SLIVER FLEW OFF THE HAMMER AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT HAND.
October 23, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck by falling object
WAS HELPING TO 2ANG A METAL DOOR ON THE COAL TIPPLE AND THE DOOR WAS DROPPED ON HIS LEFT FOOT, MASHING THE SECOND TOE.
October 19, 1987
KY · Coal
tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Fall onto or against objects
TAKING ? SAMPLE IN RAILCAR AND DUE TO WETNESS ON CAR,SLIPPED AND FELL WITH BUCKET IN HAND.DISLOCATED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.DIDNT GO TO DR AT TIME BUT AFTER IT SWELLED AND BEGAN HURTING W ENT AND HAD IT X-RAYED.HE HAD PULLED IT BACK IN PLACE BUT LIGAMENTS HAD BEEN PULLED AND HAD TO WEAR SPLINT.NO TIME LOSS WHEN DR RECOMMENDED 3 DAYS OFF.
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS CHANGING TH9 SCREENS INSIDE OF THE VIBRATOR ON THE TIPPLE AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND MASHED MY FINGER
September 3, 1987
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against a moving object
LOADER WAS SETT3NG IN FRONT OF SPOIL BANK WITH BUCKET RAISED. ROCK FELL OUT HITING TOP OF BUCKET THROWING OPERATOR UP HITTING HEAD ON CEILING INJURING NECK
July 30, 1987
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTED GREASE P6MP 7-30-87 DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 8-6-87.
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Contact with hot objects or substances
WELDING TEETH O3 CRUSHER. HOT METAL FELL IN BOOT.
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE RAISED3HOOD OF PICKUP THENS T EPPED ONTO BUMPER WITH LEFT FOOT STARTED TO RAISE RT LEG UP T O BUMPER WHEN LEFT LEG SLIPPED & HIS LEG CAUGHT T HE HOOD LATCH CUTTING HIS LOWER LEFT LEG
January 19, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FIRE
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Contact with hot objects or substances
LIGHTING OUTSIDE DIESEL STOVE AND WHEN HE THREWQ MATCH IN,IT BLEW UP AND FLAME BURNED LEFT WRIST AND FINGER.
1984 · 1 incident
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING LOADED CARS DOWN AND WHEN THE CAR HIT THE ALREADY LOADED CARS IT KNOCKED EMPLOYEE OFF THE CAR AND DOWN INTO THE OTHER CAR