Mining Incidents

Dyson Creek Mine Coal

Ohio County Coal Company · Underground
Clay, Webster County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513920

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
151
citations
20
significant & substantial
$11,466
proposed penalties
$9,218
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
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 6,225 4 0 642.6
2005 Q4 10,208 20 4 1959.2
2005 Q3 11,663 8 0 685.9
2005 Q2 10,595 2 0 188.8
2005 Q1 1,233 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 0 1 0
2004 Q3 1,188 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

9 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

2002 · 2 incidents

May 7, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lodestar Energy Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A FOOTER FOR A Y PROP WHEN HE GOT A CATCH IN HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK AGAINST A SCOOP BUCKET.

April 22, 2002 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE 3RD MAIN NORTH ENTRY BETWEEN XCUT #15 AND 16. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL ARE 80' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 7' HIGH.

2000 · 5 incidents

November 9, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE THIRD MAIN EAST ENTRIES AT SPAD 24 AND 30 IN NO. 3 ENTRY. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ROOF FALL ARE 18' LONG 18' WIDE AND 10' HIGH.

August 23, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE THIRD EAST MAINS NEAR THE RETURN AIR SHAFT. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL AREA 50' LONG, 18' WIDE AND 6' HIGH.

August 16, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 3RD MAIN NORTH ENTRY AT SPAD 35+36 IN NO. 4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 20'LONG, 18' WIDE & 6' HIGH.

July 26, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY OF THE THIRD MAIN NORTH JUST OUTBY THE INTAKE OVERCAST FOR THE #1 UNIT (WHICH IS IDLE). THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL AREA 30' LONG, 18' WIDE, 7' HIGH.

January 3, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE 3RD MAIN EAST, IN THE NO.1 ENTRY, AT XC 76. IT ORIGINATED IN AN INTERSECTION AND MEASURES APPROX 22X26X9. THE MINE IS IDLE BUT THE FALL WILL BE LOADED AND RE-SU PPORTED.