Mining Incidents

Mine #30 Coal

R & R Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Willis Ring
Wooton, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514057

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Feb 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
521
citations
204
significant & substantial
$154,806
proposed penalties
$132,422
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
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 20,355 20 6 982.6
2007 Q1 36,477 30 4 822.4
2006 Q4 34,816 43 29 1235.1
2006 Q3 36,974 8 0 216.4
2006 Q2 37,352 11 6 294.5
2006 Q1 36,497 43 33 1178.2
2005 Q4 37,171 49 28 1318.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2007 · 4 incidents

February 27, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
R & R Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee s foot got caught between ram car center section when abruptly moved.

January 12, 2007 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
R & R Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Man trip derailed, injured EE and another EE hurt their backs.

January 12, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
R & R Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Man trip derailed, injured EE and another EE hurt their backs.

January 11, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & R Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Hurt back while lifting a bucket of J-bolts.

2006 · 4 incidents

October 7, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & R Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Operator was drilling a hole with a TD230 bolting machine. A piece of drawrock fell onto the ATRS, when he lowered ATRS, the rock slid off the machine, scratching his back. Also, the drill steel fell against his neck, buring his neck.

September 25, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
R & R Mining, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted around while underground pulling muscle in his back & neck.

September 15, 2006 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & R Mining, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring 40' long - 15' wide and 6' high fell between blocks at break 42. The roof fall consisted of lamenated shell. The area was timbered and cribbed and reported to MSHA.

February 20, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & R Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee slipped his foot went under head of bolting machine, as he tried to break his fall he grabbed the lever that lowered the head onto his foot.

2005 · 1 incident

June 25, 2005 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
R & R Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee parked ramcar to get off and use bathroom. The car rolled and pinned him against rib.

2004 · 5 incidents

September 3, 2004 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Willmack, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE PACKING A BAG OF ROCK DUST. ON 9/28/04 EE WENT TO SEE A DR. ABOUT HIS BACK. EE IS OFF WORK UNTIL AN MRI IS PERFORMED. PENDING COMP. CASE.

June 19, 2004 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
Willmack, LLC · Contact with electrical current

AT APPROX. 8:30PM #3 CAR BREAKER KNOCKED. CAR DRIVER WENT TO RESET BREAKER & INJURED EE WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH CAR. HE HAD ONE KNEE ON THE GROUND & LEFT HAND ON CAR. WHEN BREAKER WAS PUT BACK IN HE RECEIVED A SHOCK. BREAKER DID NOT STAY IN. INJURED EE WANTED TO WORK REST OF SHIFT BUT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL TO BE EXAMINED.

June 10, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Willmack, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING BOLT IN HOLE, BOLT SLID AND PLATE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RT. HAND- EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. FOR EXAM AND POST ACCIDENT DRUG TEST.

April 14, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Willmack, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee had bent a roof bolt. While using the head of the bolter to push bolt in hole, the bolt slipped off and hit him on the right side of his face. Employee was sent to the ER for treatment. He received one stitch to the right side of his face and returned to work.

April 10, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Willmack, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE STEPPED ON A NAIL THAT WAS DROVE THROUGH A BIT BUCKET LID. PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOOT. EE WENT TO DR AFTER HE LEFT WORK. OFF WORK 4 DAYS. RETURN 4-16-04 FULL DUTY.

2002 · 4 incidents

May 20, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tic Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE CAUGHT HIS LEG AGAINST THE COAL RIB WHILE TRAMMING THE CAR TO DUMP COAL. SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

April 15, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tic Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE RIDING IN A SCOOP BUCKET AS A MANTRIP, THE SCOOP WENT THRU A DIP AND WHEN THE SCOOP CAME UP THE BUCKET WAS RAISED, RUBBING THE EMPLOYEE INTO THE MINE ROCK (BRUISED RIBS).

February 23, 2002 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tic Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE WAS HANDLING BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT PAININ HIS BACK.

January 5, 2002 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tic Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ABOVE MINE HAS EXPERIENCED A NON-INJURY, UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY IN AN INTERSECTION 2 X-CUTS INBY SPAD NO.152. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 5-6'THICK, 25'WIDE, AND 40'LONG WITH LAMINATED SLATE AND SOME SANDSTONE.

2001 · 1 incident

June 11, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sheep Fork Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN DRILL POT AND MINE ROOF CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB AND HAND.