Mining Incidents

Mine #4 Coal

Panther Mining LLC · Underground
Cumberland, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516011

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,100
citations
400
significant & substantial
$612,072
proposed penalties
$84,583
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
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q3 7,307 50 16 6842.8
2007 Q2 2,114 136 70 64333.0
2007 Q1 23,990 64 28 2667.8
2006 Q4 19,976 78 43 3904.7
2006 Q3 17,936 39 11 2174.4
2006 Q2 11,463 25 3 2180.9
2005 Q1 17,017 33 14 1939.2
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 · 1 incident

July 20, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Orion Resources Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading supplies on his machine (and strained his back).

2005 · 1 incident

2004 · 4 incidents

July 20, 2004 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Highlands Mining & Processing Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WORKING ON A HEAD DRIVE, EE STEPPED ON A SLICK ROCK AND FELL UNDER THE DRIVE, STRIKING HIS BACK.

2003 · 1 incident

July 29, 2003 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Highlands Mining & Processing Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A SMALL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE RETURN AND REPORTED TO MSHA OFFICE & KY STATE OFFICE. IT IS TIMBERED OFF AND DANGER SIGNS POSTED. LOCATION WAS SPAD #68. APPROX SIZE 1 BREAK LONG X 5' THICK.

2002 · 10 incidents

November 13, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Highlands Mining & Processing Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ROOF BOLTER WAS MOVING IT CAUGHT THE VICTIM'S LEFT HAND PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE MACHINE & RIB.

September 19, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Highlands Mining & Processing Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIDING THE MANTRIP IT HIT A BUMP AND THRU THE VICTIM INTO THE BUGGY FRAME.

June 22, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Highlands Mining & Processing Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE BACKING UP A 10-SC SHUTTLE CAR THE VICTIM HIT THE RIB HURTING LEFT SHOULDER AND RIBS.

March 27, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highlands Mining & Processing Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNLOADING A STEEL BEAM FROM A SCOOP, ONE END DROPPED DOWN. THE OTHER END CAME UP AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT JAW.

2000 · 2 incidents