Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by flying object
Windy Conditions, Employee was welding on a frame of a rock truck a piece of metal flew in his eye. He was wearing goggles.
Combs Branch Job Coal
Miller Bros Coal LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Clearwater Natural Resources LP
Leburn,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516606
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2000–2006
- Latest incident
- Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
54
significant & substantial
$11,820
proposed penalties
$11,542
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 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 7,620 | 4 | 3 | 524.9 |
| 2006 Q3 | 17,019 | 10 | 5 | 587.6 |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 24,709 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 35,230 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 39,392 | 13 | 6 | 330.0 |
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 file2006 · 1 incident
2004 · 4 incidents
November 26, 2004
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee got out of loader, tripped, grabbed the rail but couldn't hold on and fell to the ground. He hurt his right shoulder and back.
August 26, 2004
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object
Employee was in rock truck the loader loaded the truck with a big rock the big rock jared the truck.
August 2, 2004
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was changing cutting edges on a grader when he lifted cutting edge; right side of stomach started hurting.
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
NO DESCRIPTION OF CONDITIONS TO THE ACCIDENT/INJURY/ILLNESS.
2003 · 2 incidents
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · No Value Found
EE SAID HE HIT A BUMP WHILE HE WAS TRAMMING HIS DRILL AND SAID HIT BACK, STARTED HURTING.
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MIRRORS ON COAL TRUCK AND FELL BACKWARD AND CAUGHT FALL WITH LEFT WRIST.
2002 · 2 incidents
May 30, 2002
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS PRYING ON LARGE ROCK BUCKET SLIPPED OFF ROCK CAUSING EE TO BRUISE LOWER BACK.
March 13, 2002
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE KNEELING ON THE GROUND TO LOOSEN TRACK ADJUSTER. GOT UP & TURNED AROUND TO GET A TOOL & LEFT KNEE POPPED VERY LOUD.
2000 · 2 incidents
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS WORKING THE FILL ON A D-6 DOZER HE WAS MOVING FROM 1 WORK AREA TO ANOTHER WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK STICKING UP & JARRED HIMSELF HE HAS CHRONIC BACK PROBLEMS BUT HIS CAUSED PAIN & N UMBNESS IN LEGS
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS TARPING HIS TRUCK(AUTOMATIC TARPER) AND THE TARP BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE TARP FRAME. HE REACHED UP TO UNTANGLE THE TARP AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK (14TH). THE PAIN B ECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL HE BEGAN LOSING TIME (24TH).