Mining Incidents

Crockett Coal

Controlled by Catalyst Resources LLC
Field, Bell County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1512682

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2002–2023
Latest incident
Apr 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
363
citations
168
significant & substantial
$47,638
proposed penalties
$36,509
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 1,664 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 9,285 1 0 107.7
2023 Q4 9,395 5 0 532.2
2022 Q4 12,511 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 10,754 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

13 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

April 19, 2023 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Equipment operator was getting off Komatsu loader. When EE stepped off the ladder, EE twisted the left knee. Due to improper footing.

January 12, 2023 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE was welding on a portable tank in the welding shop with the tank sitting on a table, during welding there was a minor ignition that caused the tank to fall off the table striking the victim on the left arm.

2017 · 1 incident

February 13, 2017 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While installing a sweat on hub on the loadout belt conveyor drive, the hub stopped moving on the gearbox shaft 1/8" shy of its desired location. The victim was struck by a glancing blow of a 4 lb. hammer in the mouth. The hammer struck the hub before striking victim in mouth.

2016 · 1 incident

June 18, 2016 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying a form loose. A slate bar slipped and hit employee in the nose, requiring two (2) stitches.

2014 · 2 incidents

December 17, 2014 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing gear from gear box of 56DA Crusher, employee ask another employee to pick remaining gear up; as employee picked up remaining gear, it flipped out of his hand and gear struck EE's left hand while he was holding other gear, cutting fingers. An x-ray was taken; no stitches required; wound was cleaned and bandaged; no additional medical attention required.

November 6, 2014 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was beating a rock out of scalping screen using a sledge hammer. While hitting the rock, his right hand on the handle of the sledge came in contact with another rock. He did not seek medical attention until November 17th. He was told he had a fractured finger on the right hand following an x-ray. No other medical attention was advised. Employee did not miss any work.

2012 · 1 incident

March 21, 2012 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Fall from machine

Reason unknown trucker climbed upon floats for dredge after they were loaded on a flat bed trailer. He either slipped, tripped or stepped off the float and fell approx 8 1/2 ft to ground striking his head and face on the ground. He was bleeding from nose & mouth also unconscious for approx 3 minutes then confused for 20 minutes.

2009 · 2 incidents

April 16, 2009 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Miner had tightened bolts in scalping screen and was using welder to weld nuts to keep them from loosening up. Slag came off of nut and fell down shirt, landing in navel area of abdomen causing burn.

March 4, 2009 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Miner was welding on back plate for skirtboard of Plant Feed Belt when he began to have a headache, face began to tingle and pulse rate increased due to fumes from several welders being blown around due to frequent changes in the direction of the wind.

2007 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2007 KY · Coal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · Struck by falling object

Moving an oxygen cylinder out of a hoisting cage, the second cylinder fell striking the left little finger of the employee.

October 23, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Century Operations LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning up debris on the bottom floor. A ceramic lined chute was being removed 3 floors above. A 1/2" X 4" X 6" pc of ceramic fell from the chute into the machinery well, bouncing from side to side. The employee app 30' away from the barricaded area was struck on the rt ring finger.

2005 · 1 incident

November 8, 2005 KY · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Century Operations LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking outside from loadout office slipped on gravel in parking lot. Employee drove himself to emergency room c pineville hospital.

2002 · 1 incident

March 4, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chas Coal Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING AN IMPELLER WHILE DOING PLANT MAINTENANCE. AFTER LIFTING THE IMPELLER, HE FELT PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 3-11-02. HIS LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 3-8-0 2.