Westerman Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
LAMANATED ROOF FALL 1 BREAK OUTBY LAST OPEN CROSSCUT IN #4 & #5 HEADINGS WIDTH 20' LENGTH 65' HEIGHT 37".
Sue #1: 12 reportable incidents Coal
Westerman Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Randy Johnson
Bryants Store,
Knox County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514572
MSHA record for Sue #1 (mine ID 1514572). 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
- 1985–1989
- Latest incident
- Dec 1989
Ownership history
- Tenn-Ky Blue Gem Inc 1984 to 1985
- Tenn Ky Blue Gem Inc 1985 to 1989
- Gatliff Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1989
- Westerman Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Sue #1 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file1989 · 6 incidents
Westerman Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON INTAKE 16 BREAKS FROM OUTSIDE APPROX 4" TO 36" THICK, 22' WIDE 16' LONG.
Westerman Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 0-4' ONE BREAK FROM FACE BETWEEN 4 & 5.
Westerman Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL AT INTERSECTION APPROX. 18"-24" EXTENDING OUT TO EDGE OF ROADWAY 3 BREAKS INBY #2 HEADDRIVE ON MAIN HAULWAY.
October 9, 1989
KY · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
POWERED HAULAGE
Westerman Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP IN A SCOOP BUCKET-RAISED UP-BACK HIT THE TOP.
Westerman Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
INTERSECTION FELL IN 3 HEADING 5-6' T 20' X 15' AREA BEEN BOLTED WITH 48" BOLTS, SEAM THICK 24"
1986 · 3 incidents
Tenn Ky Blue Gem Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS OPERATIN1 A MESCHER TRACTOR WHEN IT BOUNCED UP AND MASHED HISF INGER BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND TOP.
Tenn Ky Blue Gem Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WORK STARTED AS3NORMAL AT 7AM WHILE CHECKING PLACES ON SHIFT AREA THAT FELL SHOWED SIGNS OF WEIGHTING MEN WERE WITHDRAWN & ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS ORDERED FOR AREA BEFORE CRIBBING COULD BE COMP LETED THE AREA 0ELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF 30IN BOLTS
Tenn Ky Blue Gem Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS OPERATIN1 A MESCHEA SCOOP WHEN HE HIT A ROOF BOLT.
1985 · 3 incidents
October 28, 1985
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Tenn Ky Blue Gem Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
THE LINE CURTAI3 WAS ACCIDENTAL KNOCKED DOWN
March 19, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Tenn-Ky Blue Gem Inc · Struck against stationary object
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A MESCHER DRAG PAN TRACTOR WHEN HIS KNEE HIT THE TOP
February 28, 1985
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Tenn-Ky Blue Gem Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATING MESCHER DRAG BUCKET TRACTOR AND PLACED ARM IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN BUCKET AND TRACTOR FRAME.