A PIECE OF DRAWROCK MEASURING APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET BY 5 FEET AND WAS THREE TO SIX INCHES THICK FELL ON VICTIM WHO WAS HELPING ON AROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN THE VICTIM DYI NG INSTANTLY.
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc operator
Controlled by
Nicholas Saylor et al
MSHA operator ID: P15640
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 fatalities · 9 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 10 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 5 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1994
3
1993
20 (1f)
1992
2
1991
3
1989
4
1988
7
1987
5 (1f)
1985
2
Mines on record
- No 5 KY
- Mason No 7 KY
- F&D Tipple KY
- KOK #2 KY
- #3 KY
- Prep Plant KY
- #2 KY
- No 1 KY
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
July 29, 1987
KY · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING, A PIECE OF THE MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECE FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND BECOM.. XXX BECAME CRUS2ER BENEATH THE ROCK AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.
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