Kentucky May Mining · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN THE FACE E& INTERSECITON OF THE 4 HEADING. ROOF HAD A MUD SEPARATION AT 56" SLATE OF SAND STONE.
Vi-4: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Kentucky May Mining
· Underground
Controlled by
Florida Progress Corporation
Kite,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517387
MSHA record for Vi-4 (mine ID 1517387). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1993–1997
- Latest incident
- Jan 1997
Ownership history
- Kentucky May Coal Company Inc 1993 to 1993
- Cd Enterprise Inc 1993 to 1994
- Two Way Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1995
- Kentucky May Mining 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Vi-4 sits in Knott 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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1997 · 1 incident
1996 · 1 incident
Kentucky May Mining · Accident type, without injuries
A NONINJURY ROOF FALL ON THE PILLAR LINE. THE RAIDO JOY MINER WAS CAUGHT IN THE FALL. THE FALL IS 17' TO 30' THICK.
1995 · 1 incident
February 13, 1995
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Two Way Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELTLINE. EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK RESULTING IN STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.
1994 · 1 incident
October 1, 1994
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Two Way Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHEN RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE FROM SECTION, THE MANTRIP WENT THROUGH SOME MUD AND SLID VERY LIGHTLY AGAINST COAL RIB. AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS ON THE MANTRIP. ONE OCCUPA NT CLAIMS HE WAS INJURED WHEN HIT RAIL OF MANTRIP. EXTENT OF INJURY UNKNOWN.
1993 · 1 incident
Cd Enterprise Inc · Fall onto or against objects
PM 9/20/93, ARNOLD WAS SPLICING CABLE ON A SHUTTLE CAR AND THE CABLE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT AND THREW HIM INTO THE AIR, WHEN HE LANDED, HE HEARD A "SNAP". HAD SOME PAIN BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. ON 10/29/93 THE MINE WAS MAKING A BELT MOVE AND ARNOLD WAS HANGING CABLE AND LIFTING CRIB BLOCK. AFTER THIS, HIS PAIN WORSENED.