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K-2 Preparation Plant Coal

Kentucky Fuel Corporation · Surface

Controlled by James C Justice III

Evanston, Breathitt County, KY · NonProducing

MSHA Mine ID: 1513254

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2001–2002
Latest incident: Sep 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

187

citations

significant & substantial

$25,015

proposed penalties

$21,985

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	2,081	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,473	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,164	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,048	0	0.0
2019 Q4	1,440	0	0.0
2018 Q1	1,554	0	0.0
2017 Q2	1,044	1	957.9
2017 Q1	1,320	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

4 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Appalachian Fuels LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT SOME MATERIAL. THE KNIFE SLIPPED RESULTING IN LACERATION BETWEEN THUMB & INDEX FINGER. FIVE STITCHES TO CLOSE.

January 21, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Appalachian Fuels LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EES WERE CUTTING PACKING MATERIAL FOR SLURRY PUMP. ONE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE, THE OTHER GOT HIS FINGER IN WAY OF THE KNIFE. LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER-3 STITCHES.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2001 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY

Appalachian Fuels LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ONE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON COAL DRYER WHEN FAN GUARD BROKE. HE TAPED IT OFF AND LEFT THE AREA. FOREMAN THOUGHT MOTOR WAS OUT & PLACED HIS HAND OUT TO CHECK TEMPERATURE. FAN BLADES HIT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS, LACERATING THEM. 13 STITCHES IN INDEX & 7 STITCHES IN MIDDLE FINGER.

July 30, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Appalachian Fuels LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A ONE INCH IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE RETAINING NUT ON SCREEN BOLT. THE NUT WAS FROZE AND IT JERKED HIM CAUSING A PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.