Division of Mine Safety – Land, Air & Water

When Mining Disaster Strikes, Rescue Teams At Center Of Emergency Response

By Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on August 10, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The Division of Mine Safety currently has 55 mine rescue team members that provide support to underground coal mines and rock quarries.

Quick Action, Safety Training Save Life of Salyersville Miner

By Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on March 13, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

By Brad Bowman Charles Smith, of Salyersville, was operating a dozer, moving coal over a feeder at the processing plant in eastern Kentucky about 3:25 p.m. on March 5, when a void opened in the pile. It pulled his dozer backward, deep into the void. “When it fell in, […]