Mining Incidents

Panther Lick Coal

KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Underground
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516808

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Sep 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
116
citations
36
significant & substantial
$12,303
proposed penalties
$12,217
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
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 7,442 2 0 268.7
2001 Q4 18,252 4 1 219.2
2001 Q3 35,248 6 1 170.2
2001 Q2 41,221 6 0 145.6
2001 Q1 39,200 10 3 255.1
2000 Q4 36,109 9 1 249.2
2000 Q3 40,329 12 6 297.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2002 · 1 incident

September 19, 2002 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES: WHILE LOADING SHOT, TWISTED LEG ON SLIPPERY SURFACE. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT BEGAN TO SWELL AND BECAME PAINFUL.

2001 · 3 incidents

September 6, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING HIS NECK AND LEFT FOOT.

May 10, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANG A MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 21, 2001 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BLOCKING GROUND AROUND THE BELT FEEDER WITH WOODEN CRIB BLOCKS. HE MASHED HIS FINGER WITHONE OF THE BLOCKS. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

2000 · 14 incidents

December 15, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX 1:30 PM APPROX 60' IN BY SPAD #5652 IN THE #7 ENTRY. THE FALL RESULTED FROM HILL SEAMS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 18' WIDE 40' LONG AND 7' THICK.

December 13, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX 0500 ON THE 3RD SHIFT IN THE #6 ENTRY OUTBY SPAD #5680 AS A RESULT OF HAVING HILL SEAMS IN THE ENTRY. IT WAS STRAPPED AND WELL BOLTED. THE FALL WAS APPROX 18' WI DE, 20' LONG, AND 5' THICK.

September 24, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO A LIGHT CABLE ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A KNIFE. THE CUT REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

August 20, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPRATING A RETRIEVER PULLING ON A MINER THAT CAUGHT IN A PILLAR FALL WHEN ONE OF THE LINKS BROKE AND A PIECE OF METAL HTI HIM IN THE FACE.

August 19, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX 10:30 AM A FALL OCCURRED IN THE PILLAR LINE IN THE #4 ENTRY IN BY #5125 WHICH CAUGHT THE 14-14 JAY MINER, THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 3' TO 7' THICK, 18' WIDE AND 30'LONG. THERE WERE N O INJURIES.

April 14, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE A MECHANIC, WAS REMOIVNG A PANEL BOARD LID ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE DROPPEDIT CATCHING, HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE LID AND THE FRAME OF THE MINER.

March 19, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE OFF SIDE OF A ROOF BOLTER IN THE WORKING PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER BACK AND HIP.

March 3, 2000 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE #3 ENTRY IN THE PANTHERLICK MINES CUT THROUGH INTO THE OLD WORKS OF THE 002 SECTION OF THE OLD HOLLYBUSH MINES #1. VENTILATION WAS ESTABLISHED AND WORK RESUMED.

March 3, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PICKING CONVEYOR BELT UP TO INSTALL STRUCUTRE AFTERWARDS HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING.

February 22, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REACHED FOR A BAG OF ROCKDUST, TWISTED AROUNDCAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

February 15, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FOUND OUTBY 2 RIGHT PANEL IN THE #9 ENTRY OF THE MAINS. FALL IN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN SPAD NOS. 4219 AND 4220. FALL IS APPROX 15'WIDE, 20'LONG AND 7'THICK. NO INJURIES. HAD BEEN C RIBBED OFF AND MADE SAFE.

January 25, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON PILLAR LINE IN #3 ENTRY. WHILE PULLING THE LAST LIFT ON THE LAST CAR OS THE MINER WAS BACKING OUT THE ROOF FELL CATCHING THE MINER. (NO INJURIES.)