Mining Incidents

Manchester Complex Coal

Controlled by Austin Asher
Manchester, Clay County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1515153

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2022
Latest incident
Jan 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
370
citations
129
significant & substantial
$58,685
proposed penalties
$52,068
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 3,278 13 0 3965.8
2025 Q3 0 1 0
2025 Q2 3,466 5 0 1442.6
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 56 1 0 17857.1
2024 Q3 3,438 5 4 1454.3
2024 Q2 4,677 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,731 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

7 on file

2022 · 1 incident

January 21, 2022 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & W Resources Inc · Fall from machine

The employee fell while dismounting the 980H Caterpillar Loader. This resulted in a fracture to EE's pelvis and limited mobility in the shoulder.

2019 · 1 incident

May 21, 2019 KY · Coal fine coal plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & W Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee rolled their left ankle as they stepped out of the service truck.

2016 · 1 incident

December 30, 2016 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
B & W Resources Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was kneeled down on the track of a Caterpillar D6N Dozer assembling the engine compartment. Employee twisted around to retrieve a panel for the engine compartment and pulled a muscle in employee's back.

2013 · 1 incident

August 7, 2013 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & W Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While knocking a bolt loose, a small section broke loose striking employee in the left eye resulting in a laceration.

2009 · 1 incident

September 15, 2009 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & W Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was moving a piece of metal (by hand) into position to be loaded into a small loader bucket when the 250lb piece of metal slipped off the block and landed on EE left foot.

2006 · 1 incident

April 12, 2006 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
B & W Resources Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping from last step of a stairway onto a concrete floor he felt a sharp pain in his right leg. EE neither slipped or fell.

2004 · 1 incident

November 13, 2004 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & W Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE & CO-WORKER WERE DRAGGING A PUMP ACROSS A CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN IT CAUGHT ON A DRAIN & TURNED OVER STRIKING INJURED EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE TOP OF THE LT. FOOT. AS A RESULT EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.