Mining Incidents

Gardner Fork Coal

Clark Elkhorn Coal Co. · Underground
Shelbiana, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516763

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
101
citations
40
significant & substantial
$8,876
proposed penalties
$8,876
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
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 1 1
2002 Q1 10,577 11 6 1040.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2002 · 1 incident

January 10, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Elkhorn Coal Co. · Struck by powered moving object

EE HAD CAME OUT OF THE MINE AND WAS WALKING ACROSS THE MINE YARD. EE HAD STARTED TO MOVE A PERSONELL CARRIER WHEN HE RAN IN TO EE HITTING HIS LEG WITH THE CARRIER EE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

2000 · 7 incidents

September 27, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS USING A SCOOP TO TRANSPORT A ROLL OF BELT UNDERGROUND WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. ROCK MEASURED 12"X8"X2".

September 25, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE GOT OFF THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING TO GET A ROOF BOLT OUT OF THE CONVEYOR OF THE MINER. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE ROOF BOLT THE CONVEYOR ON THE MINER ACCIDENTALLY STARTED THROWING A PIECE OF ROCK THAT STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT SIDE RIB AREA.

August 21, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE MEASURING 12" X 12" X 2" FELL, STRIKING HIS ARM. HE WAS LEFT A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS FOREARM THAT REQUIRED 4 STIT CHES.

June 28, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING GROUND A BELT HEAD CONVEYOR INJURING HIS BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK UP UNTIL 7-24-00.

May 26, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK MEASURING 3' BY 3' BY 6' FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SOME BROKEN BONES IN HIS FOOT.

January 27, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN THE #5 WORKING FACE. EE HAD BROKEN A BIT OFF AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE DRILL STEEL OUT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL POT AND THE MINE ROOF.

January 14, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CABLE SLACK FROM OFF THE CABLE REEL OF A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER SO HE COULD HANG THE CABLE FROM THE ROOF. THE CABLE WAS HARD TO PULL OFF AND AFTER HE PULLED IT OFF HE SAID HIS RIG HT ARM AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO ACHE.