Mining Incidents

Martwick Underground Coal

Peabody Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Central City, Muhlenberg County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514074

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Sep 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
110
citations
13
significant & substantial
$8,640
proposed penalties
$8,640
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
2001 Q4 1,416 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,562 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,761 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,595 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,125 4 0 969.7
2000 Q3 27,412 43 9 1568.7
2000 Q2 27,436 49 3 1786.0
2000 Q1 33,246 14 1 421.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2000 · 11 incidents

September 25, 2000 KY · Coal rock duster HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REMOVING TOP OFF ROCKDUSTER. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT, AND WRENCH HIT HIM IN MOUTH BREAKING TOOTH.

September 14, 2000 KY · Coal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNDERGROUND EE STATED HIS BACK STARTED HURTING SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT FROM DR. DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE

September 5, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND ON MAIN NORTH BELT ENTRY AT #12 CROSSCUT. FALL DIDN'T FALL ON BELT, IT WAS ON BOTH SIDES OF BELT. DIMENSIONS OF FALL 20' LBY 6' W BY 4-5' HIGH. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT D AMAGED.

August 5, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND AT #41 CROSSCUT ON NORTHWEST MAIN. FALL WAS BETWEEN #3 AND #4 ENTRY. DIMENSIONS OF FALL 20' BY 20' BY 4'. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.

July 25, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL OCCURED ON SUPPLY ENTRY ON BOTTOM #5 ENTRY DEMENSIONS OF FALL 40'X18'X4', NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT

May 3, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT, AT #3 ENTRY AND CROSSCUT BETWEEN 3-4 AT 4+90. DIMENSIONS OF FALL 20' X 70' X 6'. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT.

April 18, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL HAD OCCURED IN #5 ENTRY OF ODL 2ND EAST PANEL. ROCK FALL WAS INSTRUTION WHERE E.P. #1 WA LOCATED. DEMINSIONS OF FALL 20'X20'X6'. SUPPORT IN AREA 6' POINT ANCHOR NO INJURIES NO E QUIPMENT.

April 13, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR JOB OF ROCK DUSTING RESTING THE COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN

March 22, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCKFALL OCCURED IN #7 ENTRY ON 31 UNIT, AT FACE, DIMENSIONS OF FALL 40' BY 18' BY 6'. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT. SUPPORT IN AREA 6' TENSION REBAR.

March 6, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND IN N.WEST SUBMAIN, TRACK ENTRY AT #9 CROSSCUT. DIMENSIONS OF FALL, 20' X 20' X 6'. NO INJURIES NO EQUIPMENT.

January 12, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND ON #3 BELT (1ST NW MAINS) AT #40 XCUT. DIMENSIONS OF FALL 15' X 20' X 4 1/2-5'. NO INJURIES. SUPPORT 38" GESIN BOLT (POINTN ANCHOR) TIMBERS AND BUSS.