Mining Incidents

VFC Preparation Plant Coal

Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511906

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Dec 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,214
proposed penalties
$2,214
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
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 3 0
2012 Q1 0 3 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 1 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 1 0
2009 Q4 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

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

December 6, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jericol Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS USING A 20 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE A PIN IN. EE REPORTED NEXT DAY THAT HE HAD PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.