Mining Incidents

Bevins Branch Preparation Plant Coal

Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1510445

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2002–2018
Latest incident
Feb 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
980
citations
400
significant & substantial
$357,253
proposed penalties
$211,793
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 1,064 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,572 1 0 636.1
2024 Q3 3,365 1 0 297.2
2024 Q1 1,113 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 9,904 33 12 3332.0
2023 Q1 4,045 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,285 1 0 233.4
2021 Q3 4,576 1 0 218.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

February 7, 2018 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

In the process of changing the clean coal tubes the employee flopped the gate from tube 2 to tube 1. EE hand and glove on right hand got caught on the flop gate handle and the tube. This resulted in a cut to hand. EE was taken to the hospital where ee received 8 stitches and returned to work. EE has missed no work.

January 21, 2018 KY · Coal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Co. · Rubbed or abraded

Employee was pulling a wash down water hose up to the next floor of the prep plant by hand. The water hose slipped through right hand and a metal hose clamp pulled through their hand and cut the inside of the hand. Employee took themselves to the hospital and received 8 stitches. Employee returned to work that same evening and has missed no work.

2017 · 1 incident

August 10, 2017 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee sprained lower back and right shoulder lifting to help install clean coal screens in the prep plan. Employee continued to work and went to the doctor on 08/15/2017 and was taken off from work until 08/29/2017.

2016 · 1 incident

July 15, 2016 KY · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Co. · Struck against a moving object

Utility person lost control of personal vehicle due to brake failure & traveled over embankment for an extended distance, thereby receiving traumatic injury (fractured right tibia & contusions) as a result of the vehicular crash.

2013 · 2 incidents

June 13, 2013 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS LEAVING THE CONTROL ROOM IN THE PREP PLANT AND TURNED THE HANDLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND PUSHED ON THE GLASS WINDOW IN THE DOOR WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE WINDOW BROKE, CUTTING HIS LEFT WRIST.

January 28, 2013 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object

EE was cleaning a supply building and a box of miscellaneous parts fell and struck him on the left little finger.

2012 · 1 incident

March 11, 2012 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was throwing the flop gate in the prep plant. It became fouled, and he was shaking it with his left hand. When the flop gate freed, it caught his finger against a piece of angle iron, cutting it.

2011 · 1 incident

June 5, 2011 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object

EE was helping set a re-tracker for a de-railed railroad car and the CSX employee dropped his side of the re-tracker, resulting in the re-tracker falling on EE's left ring finger cutting it.

2008 · 2 incidents

December 4, 2008 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working on the 3rd floor of the Screening Plant. He was at the sizing grid and stepped on a piece of floor grating. The piece of grating gave way and EE fell approximately 12 ft. to the floor below.

July 1, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were sliding steel beams across the floor. Injured employee's end of the steel beam hit a pipe and moved to the left catching his left hand (middle finger) between the beam and the pipe.

2007 · 1 incident

May 22, 2007 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB. OF CAT FLOCK TO BE LOADED INTO A HOPPER, AND WHEN HE LIFTED ON THE BAG, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK AND ABDOMEN.

2006 · 3 incidents

February 25, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object

MATERIAL FROM PLANT FEED CHUTE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE WHILE HE WAS IN THE CHUTE CLEANING IT OUT. NOT REPORTED TO OFFICE UNTIL 3/2/06.

January 24, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object

Employee was working on sump make up water lines when a pipe fell on his right hand cutting middle finger.

January 23, 2006 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Fall onto or against objects

CONVEYOR STRUCTURE TURNED (ROLLED) ONTO IT'S SIDE DUE TO MATERIAL OVERLOAD ON WALKWAY (SLURRY PIPE). IT STRUCK VICTIM ON ARM. HE FELL BACK AND STRUCK METAL TRUCK BED. INJURED ARM & BACK.

2005 · 3 incidents

December 14, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Please see attached explaination for this injury.He have aggravated existing condition that had occurred 16 yrs earlier. He was not aware the because he injured himself on the job and lost for this injury that it is work-related and reportable to msha and insurance formerly.

July 29, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was working in the prep plant shop and when he lifted an electrical breaker box, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

2003 · 2 incidents

February 19, 2003 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Johns Creek Processing Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE A 40 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR IN PREP PLANT. THE MOTOR WAS ON A TOW-WHEEL DOLLY. MOTOR STARTED TO FALL OFF DOLLY. EE GRABBED IT TO STABILIZE IT AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

February 18, 2003 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Johns Creek Processing Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE TO WASH THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT OF PREP PLANT. WHEN THE WATER WAS TURNED ON, THE PRESSURE CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL ONTO A CEMENT BEAM CAUSING PAIN IN RIB AREA.

2002 · 2 incidents