Mining Incidents

Rickey S Winn No 4 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Rickey S Winn
Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516620

MSHA record for Rickey S Winn No 4 Mine (mine ID 1516620). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Apr 1993
Ownership history
  1. Rickey S Winn Construction 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rickey S Winn No 4 Mine sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Hopkins County, Kentucky · Population 45,143
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,610
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

April 28, 1993 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rickey S Winn Construction · Struck against a moving object

HIT A LARGE HOLE WITH SCRAPER, PULLED BACK BECAUSE JARRED. HELD IN WITH SAFETY BELT.

January 20, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rickey S Winn Construction · Struck against a moving object

SPUN OVER ROCK AND BACKED OFF SPOIL, WRECKING END DUMP. SCRATCHED HEAD & LEG, SORE NECK.

1992 · 3 incidents

August 5, 1992 KY · Coal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rickey S Winn Construction · Struck by falling object

85379NG MECHANIC LIFT DRIVELINE AND IT FELL CATCHING LEFT HAND FINGERS BETWEEN DRIVE LINE AND 5 GALLON BUCKET. SMASHED LEFT HAND RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS,TORE TENDONS IN MIDDLE FINGER.

January 13, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Rickey S Winn Construction · Struck against a moving object

RIPPING ROCK WITH DOZER PUSHED RIPPER DOWN JARRED LEVER WHEN BLOKE THRU ROCK SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.

1991 · 6 incidents

October 15, 1991 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Rickey S Winn Construction · Struck by falling object

OPERATING CRUSHER AND LUMP OF COAL FELL FROM CRUSHER COVER. COAL HIT HAND AGAINST GUARDRAIL. RIGHT HAND: POINTER FINGER CUT END OFF. MIDDLE FINGER, CRUSHED- HOPING TO SAVE. RING FINGER CRUSHED AND BROKE BELOW JOINT DIAGNALLY.

August 5, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Rickey S Winn Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACKING UP END DUMP. TIRE BLEW OUT. STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND AND HIT LEFT HAND- BRUISED LEFT HAND.

April 1, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rickey S Winn Construction · Struck by flying object

OEPRATING SCAPER. HIT BUMP WITH WIND BLOWING CAUSED DIESEL FUEL TO FLY FROM CAP INTO EYES. PIECE OF METAL GETTING INTO EYE ALSO.

February 4, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rickey S Winn Construction · Struck against a moving object

BACKED INTO ANOTHER LOADER JARRING BACK & NECK

January 2, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rickey S Winn Construction · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SCRAPER,HIT A LARGE HOLE,JARRING BACK PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 14, 1990 KY · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rickey S Winn Construction · Fall from machine

ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON 9-14-90 AT 8:00 AM WHEN PUTTING A STARTER ON A SCRAPER AND HE FELL OFF, HOWEVER NO SEVERE PAIN RESULTED. RECURRING PAIN FORCED HIM TO RENOTIFY THE EMPLOYER AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

August 15, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rickey S Winn Construction · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING DUMP TO PIT FOR LOAD . BRAKES UNABLE TO STOP, HIT ANOTHER END DUMP IN FRONT OF HIM, STEERING WHEEL PINNED IN BRUISING R LEG BADLY BRUISING L LEG

February 23, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rickey S Winn Construction · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON FENDER OF HIS SCRAPER PREPARING CURTAIN FOR HEAT. HIS LEG BENT AND KNEE POPPED. HE CONTINUED REST OF SHIFT AND WORKED NEXT DAY. HIS CONDITION CONTINUED TO WORSEN.