Mining Incidents

D-2 Mine Coal

Controlled by Joseph T Bennett
Dione, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511607

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
122
citations
29
significant & substantial
$10,151
proposed penalties
$8,477
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
2002 Q4 9,759 12 0 1229.6
2002 Q3 9,205 14 3 1520.9
2002 Q2 12,143 11 3 905.9
2002 Q1 12,429 23 5 1850.5
2001 Q4 12,352 13 3 1052.5
2001 Q3 12,171 8 2 657.3
2001 Q2 11,686 10 5 855.7
2001 Q1 8,826 1 0 113.3
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

2003 · 1 incident

March 1, 2003 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT BREAK NO. 40 IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY OF THE EAST MAIN ENTRIES WHILE THE MINE EXAMINER WAS CONDUCTING HIS PRE-SHIFT MINE EXAMINATION. THE FALL MEASURED 20 FT WIDE, 80 F T LONG AND 6 FT THICK. THE FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN THE END OF THE SHIFT ON 3-1-03 AT 3:00 PM, AND THE PRE-SHIFT ON 3-3-03 AT 4:00 AM.

2002 · 5 incidents

August 14, 2002 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE WALKING INTO MINE, EE HIT A ROOF STRAP THAT WAS HANGING DOWN. IT KNOCKED HIS HAT OFF AND CUT HIM IN TOP OF HEAD. THE DR AT THE ER PUT A FEW STITCHES IN HIS HEAD. NO OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEM S.

July 20, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN TO EVERYONE, A COPPERHEAD SNAKE WAS HIDDEN IN A LOAD OF ROCK DUST. WHEN THIS LOAD WAS BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE BELT TO BE SENT TO THE FACE, THE SNAKE BIT EE ON THE LEFT HAND. FORTUNATE LY, LITTLE OR NO VENUM ENTERED EE'S BODY. HE WASKEPT OVERNIGHT ATT HE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVTION AND RETURNED TO WORK MINDAY 7-22-02.

May 14, 2002 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS UNHOOKING A PIECE OF LOW LOW STRUCTURE AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE STRUCTURE WENT INTO HIS FINGER. IT WAS A SMALL CUT TO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, BUT IT WAS DEEP AND HAD TO BE REMOV ED BY A DOCTOR.

2001 · 3 incidents

November 5, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE FELL OVER A WATER LINE & INJURED HIS RIBS.

August 6, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS SHOVLING COAL & STRAINED LOWER BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

September 14, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BOLTING THE TOP, THE EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING THE JACKS DOWN ON THE MACHINE AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND LEVER ON THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE.