Mining Incidents

1-C Mine Coal

Martin Co. Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1503752

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
May 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
52
citations
13
significant & substantial
$3,643
proposed penalties
$3,643
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
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 1 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 2,455 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

4 on file

2015 · 1 incident

May 13, 2015 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Martin Co. Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Employee retired 6/1/1991. Date of award 4-30-15.

2002 · 1 incident

June 3, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Co. Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A CLAMP ON A WATER LINE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE HAMMER GOING INTO HIS THUMB, THE PIECE OF METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED RESULTING IN 4 STITCHES.

2000 · 2 incidents

October 11, 2000 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Martin Co. Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A NON INJURY ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF AN IMPOUNDMENT BREAKING THROUGH INTO AN UNDERGROUND MINE. FLOODING OCCURRED INSIDE THE UNDERGROUND MINE AND A DISCHARGE OF SLURRY EXITED THE PORTA LS OF THE 1-C MINE. THE SLURRY ENTERED THE DRAINAGES OF COLDWATER CREEK AND WOLF CREEK. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

June 26, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Martin Co. Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP EARLY IN THE SHIFT. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND SAW HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS BASED ON X-R AYS AND A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION INDICATES ARTHRITIS. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS DATING BACK TO 1986.