Mining Incidents

Mine #3 Coal

Controlled by Wesley D. Burke
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518817

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Jan 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

January 18, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in process of removing bolts and hardware from a 992d loader cab area with a 1/2" air gun. Air gun was left on cab floor area, while employee exiting cab area to ground by means of a portable ladder caught air gun hose and pulled air gun down against right jaw and face area.