Mining Incidents

Moore Processing Coal

101 Coal, Inc. · Facility
Coalgood, Harlan County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1505215

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2009–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
259
citations
47
significant & substantial
$32,757
proposed penalties
$22,305
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
2025 Q4 14,552 13 3 893.3
2025 Q3 3,307 4 0 1209.6
2025 Q2 2,084 5 2 2399.2
2025 Q1 8,991 3 0 333.7
2024 Q4 7,107 21 4 2954.8
2024 Q3 17,615 2 1 113.5
2024 Q2 18,817 7 0 372.0
2024 Q1 1,195 6 0 5020.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2024 · 1 incident

April 19, 2024 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
JRL COAL, INC. · Struck against a moving object

EE was stacking coal with a 980G loader. As EE backed up EE dropped off a pile of coal that EE missed that was 2 feet tall. EE's seat bottomed out and stubbed EE's lower back.

2023 · 3 incidents

November 28, 2023 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
JRL COAL, INC. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was getting off dozer & put all weight on left foot to step down and it popped behind EE's left knee

March 30, 2023 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
JRL COAL, INC. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee climbed a ladder to check the feed box in the plant the ladder moved causing them to hit their right side ribs on the wash box. Employee then climbed down the ladder and reported the accident.

March 1, 2023 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
JRL COAL, INC. · Fall from machine

Coal on the push arm, dismounting the machine incorrectly.

2022 · 1 incident

June 15, 2022 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
JRL COAL, INC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While grinding / cutting a piece of 1/4" thick angle iron metal, the grinder jumped/kicked back and struck the left hand.

2021 · 1 incident

September 13, 2021 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
JRL COAL, INC. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner picked up a 4lb hammer and EE's back hurt.

2019 · 1 incident

October 21, 2019 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
JRL COAL, INC. · Unclassified, insufficient data

A truck driver observed EE standing beside the loader pulling pants up. Then in another moment & on a second look driver noticed EE lying face down on the ground. The driver notified others and activated emergency procedures. EE appeared lethargic, sweating, chilling and in pain. EE was transported by ambulance to emergency room.

2018 · 1 incident

December 11, 2018 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
JRL COAL, INC. · Accident type, without injuries

Between haul road curves 6 and 7 the truck went into a ditch.

2017 · 1 incident

October 13, 2017 KY · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
JRL COAL, INC. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee weed-eating beside sample building area on the bank between beltline & the clean coal wall. Employee stated may have twisted ankle, and may have been tripped by honey suckle vine around foot. Employee completed shift and did not seek medical attention.

2009 · 1 incident

January 12, 2009 KY · Coal carpenter SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Ridge Mining Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was removing forms from the inner wall of the raw coal tunnel. While making a move to the next panel he was relocating his positioning hook at the same time the loose panel fell causing him to loose his balance and fall from a distance of approximately 6 feet.