Mining Incidents

Gibraltar Coal

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Central City, Muhlenberg County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1502065

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Oct 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
82
citations
23
significant & substantial
$6,365
proposed penalties
$6,365
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
2004 Q2 2,169 3 2 1383.1
2002 Q4 48,821 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 49,859 10 3 200.6
2002 Q2 50,377 1 0 19.9
2002 Q1 50,785 6 2 118.1
2001 Q4 49,944 6 1 120.1
2001 Q3 51,380 6 0 116.8
2001 Q2 49,923 5 1 100.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2003 · 3 incidents

October 8, 2003 KY · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand NO VALUE FOUND
Peabody Coal Company · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE STATED HE SLIPPED AND THEN FELL WHILE CLIMBING DOWN 4 STEPS COMING OUT OF THE ELECTRICAL ROOM AT THE RIVER DOCK.

September 4, 2003 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver NO VALUE FOUND
Peabody Coal Company · No Value Found

ON 9-4-03 EE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN WHILE OPERATING HIS HAULTRUCK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 9-15-03. THIS REPORT HAS BEEN DELAYED WAITING ON THE DIAG NOSIS FROM THE TREATING PHYSICIAN. THE GENERAL DIAGNOSIS RELATES TO DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE WITH SCOLLIOSIS OF SPINE.

March 2, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE STATES HE WAS GETTING OUT OF COMPANY F250 FORD PICKUP, SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS WRIST.

2002 · 3 incidents

December 13, 2002 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING #1 PARTING WITH DM50 DRILL, THE MAST PULLDOWN CHAIN BROKE AND EE, DRILL SUPERVISOR, WAS CALLED TO THE DRILL. EE WAS LOCATED T THE FRONT OF THE DRILL, LOOKING UDNER THE DECK AT T HE DRILL STEEL, WHEN A SINGLE ROCK (APPROX 34"X18") FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL APPROX. 35' HITTING THE DRILL DECK AND BOUNCING INTO EE LEFT ARM AND SIDE. HIS LEFT ARM WAS FRACTURED AND HE HAD CON

July 25, 2002 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE STATES WHILE CHANGING THE AIR FILTER ON #330 WATER TRUCK HE FELL WHILE DISOUNTING STRIKING AGAINST THE TRUCK BUMPER AND THE SHOP FLOOR.

February 28, 2002 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE STATED HE WAS SITTING IN HIS 777 HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED BY 992G ENDLOADER WHEN A LARGE ROCK WAS DROPPED INTO THE BED CAUSING CONSIDERABLE JARRING AND VIBRATION RESULTING IN PAIN TO LOW BAC K.

2001 · 8 incidents

December 21, 2001 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER CHANGING DRILL BITS ON PARTING DRILL, THE SHOOTER WAS ASSISTING IN ALIGNING LOCKING PIN INDRILL MAST. HE FAILED TO CLEAR HIS HAND WHEN THEHYDRAULIC CYLINDER WAS USED TO PUSH PIN IN PLACE & HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN LOCKING PIN & HYDRAULIC CYLINDER.

July 29, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING GREASE IN THE DRAG DRUM WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED INTO THE INTERMEDIATE CASE. AS A RESULT, HE RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS LEFT LEG.

July 29, 2001 KY · Coal welder (shop) RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE HAD AIR ARCED THE FLANGE OF A BRASS BEARING IN THE PROPAL SHAFT ON 7/28/01. ON 7/29/01, HE REPORTED FOR WORK BUT AFTER A SHORT TIME HE TOLD THE FOREMAN HE WASN'T FEELING WELL AND SUBSEQUENT LY WENT BACK TO HOTEL. HE SAW MULTIPLE PHYSICIANS BEFORE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH METAL FUME FEVER.

July 17, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF 1450 TUB WHEN HE STEPPED IN AN OPEN MANHOLE RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LEFT LEG.

June 30, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO METAL PLATES.

June 25, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ASSISTING COWORKERS WITH CRIBBING A PROP SHOE. AS HE LIFTED A CRIBBING TIE HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA.

February 20, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON D-11 DOZER REPLACING ROCKER SEGMENTS. NEXT DAY HE FELT SORENESS AND PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

January 3, 2001 KY · Coal drill helper POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DEADHEADING 950 ENDLOADER/FORKLIFT TO DRILL SITE IN THE PIT TO USE ON DRILL REPAIR. HE TESTED BRAKES AT TOP OF RAMP AND THEY WERE WORKING, HOWEVER AS HE TRAVELED DOWN RAMP THE BRAKES FAILED. HE TURNED THE ENDLOADER INTO SPIL ON LEFT SIDE OF RAMP, CAUSING THE ENDLOADER TO TURN ON THE RIGHT SIDE.