Mining Incidents

Flint Hill Mine Coal

Triad Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Dale, Spencer County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202220

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
42
citations
16
significant & substantial
$3,950
proposed penalties
$3,677
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 4,456 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2005 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee had just put a pin in the ripper and as he was standing up the ripper shifted causing the chain from the boom to drop hitting him on the shoulder.

February 21, 2005 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

He was entering dozer and hit his head on a converter mounted in it.

2004 · 1 incident

August 5, 2004 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was climbing down ladder & stepped on a loose dirt clod & twisted his ankle. X-rays showed he cracked a bone in his right ankle.

2003 · 1 incident

September 13, 2003 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

HELPING MECHANIC LOOSEN NUT AND ALL THREAD ON THE D11 DOZER. NUT LOOSENED ATT AT ONCE AND ALL THREAD CUT HIS FINGER.

2002 · 4 incidents

October 8, 2002 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT WAS MUDDY. HE WENT TO STEP OVER A HOSE, MISSED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING.

April 18, 2002 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON THE LOADER'S BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND FLEW IN HIS EYE.

April 16, 2002 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS MOVING THE LIGHTPLANT AND WENT TO UNHOOK IT AND THE JACK KICKED OUT HE CUT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

April 8, 2002 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED DOWN TO GET A SCREWDRIVER. THE GROUND WAS MUDDY AND HIS FOOT TWISTED AND LEG DIDN'T. HE BROKE HIS ANKLE.