Mining Incidents

#2 Coal

Reliant Contracting, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Joey Taylor
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516855

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
31
Years on record
2000–2018
Latest incident
Aug 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
818
citations
211
significant & substantial
$182,965
proposed penalties
$35,668
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
2018 Q4 2,161 39 6 18047.2
2018 Q3 960 37 7 38541.7
2017 Q4 3,900 41 10 10512.8
2016 Q4 3,327 54 9 16230.8
2016 Q3 528 20 6 37878.8
2016 Q2 480 16 2 33333.3
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 26, 2017 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
R & C Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Death

Reportable incidents

30 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2018 · 1 incident

August 13, 2018 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Reliant Contracting, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was located on shift exam @ 4:25AM. Roof fall occurred one break inby SPAD 29, Entry #5. The roof fall was approximately 20'W, 25'L and 3'W.

2017 · 3 incidents

December 26, 2017 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Reliant Contracting, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee had turned off the feeder, pulled rock up on the side of feeder, then turned the feeder back on. Employee then reached up to pull the rock over to bust it up and a rock flipped up and hit a finger.

2009 · 1 incident

January 29, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CAM Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was moving a water pump to deeper water and strained his back.

2008 · 5 incidents

November 19, 2008 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CAM Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee alleges he hurt hib back shoveling belt.

November 13, 2008 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
CAM Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

He was operating personal carrier and hit rock, jarring steering wheel out of hand hitting his finger.

October 10, 2008 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CAM Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was helping repair a broken feeder chain. He was using a hammer to replace the straps on the links & accidently struck his finger with the hammer. He finished his shift & sought medical attention at hospital. He continued to work until 11-4-08 when he went to Pikeville Medical Center due to pain in his finger. X-rays revealed a fracture to his left middle finger.

June 5, 2008 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Damco LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in return 500' from surface was found when traveling return with msha EE on e01 inspector.

Damco LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Browe fell off high wall mashing from House/Size 3' thick x 10' wide x 12' long. Destroyed fan house apron blocking fan/repared to msha ee 8:10 am 3-7-08.

2007 · 3 incidents

September 6, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Damco LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was helping install a ripper tooth on miner. He got in scoop bucket to help push tooth in place when he may have re-injured himself from a previous injury.

August 29, 2007 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Damco LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was found by Pre-Shift foreman. He notified me. Re-routed escapeway, timbered and dangered off, did not clean up. Had safety talk with all employees. Notified MSHA and OMSL Agencies

August 17, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Damco LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was installing roof bolts. He bent a bolt & tried to straighten it. Slipped & fell hitting his left shoulder & neck on T-bar.

2006 · 2 incidents

November 21, 2006 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Damco LLC · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Employee was closing doors in intake travelway when his hand became caught between doors.

May 16, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bluegrass Mining Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Raised stub jack up causing canopy to come down on head.

2005 · 2 incidents

March 14, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bluegrass Mining Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

He was operating shuttle car, and hit his head on the mine roof.

January 11, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bluegrass Mining Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall anticipated due to visual observation of area, occurred in the area of the last open crosscuts and intersecting entries no. 1 through 5. The fall occurred as a result of the coal rider seam dipping toward the seam being mined in a low cover area.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 23, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bluegrass Mining Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Pre-shift examiner discovered a roof fall which had fallen sometime over the week-end. The roof fell in the face area of no.2 entry, across the intersection to the No.3 entry and was 5' thick.

July 30, 2004 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bluegrass Mining Co Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HAULING COAL WITH A SHUTTLE CAR AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND SIDE.

2001 · 7 incidents

October 8, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE CONVEYOR BELT IN PREPARATION OF MAKING A SPLICE. THE BELT KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

August 22, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE 001 SECTION IN THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY THE FALL MEASURED 30'L X 18'WX 8'THICK. THE SECTION HAD ONLY 120FT LEFT FOR ADVANCE IT WAS DECIDED TO START RETREAT MINING

August 21, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED WORK IN THE BELT ENTRY. AS HE WAS PASSING THROUGH A MANDOOR IT CLOSED ON HIS LEFT HAND AND FINGERS. HIS FINGERS WERE BRUISED AND A FINGERNAIL WAS REMOVED.

August 13, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGES A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE. HE DOESN'T KNOW IF HE INJURED HIMSELF WHILE LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES OR HANGING THE CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE.

July 16, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT CONVEYOR SPLICE. WHEN HE WAS RELEASING THE TENSION ON THE RED DEVIL THE JACK BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT DCHEEK.

May 10, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD 2026 IN THE CONVEYER BELT ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 20 FT WIDE, 20 FT LONG, 7 FY HIGH. A PLAN WAS DEVELOPED TO CLEAN UP THE FALL AND BOLT THE AREA.

March 7, 2001 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING A CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY. HE EXPERIENCED A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3/12/01.

2000 · 4 incidents

July 14, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BARREL OF OIL ONTO A SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

January 26, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE FROM THE #5 MAIN BEL. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE SHIFTED HIS BODY TO PLACE THE COAL ONTO THE BELT, HE OVERLY TWISTED HIS BACK AND A SHORT TIME LATE R HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SORENESS IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

January 18, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lodestar Energy, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING CONCRETE BLOCKS AND STACKING THEM TO BUILD A BRATTICE. HE BEGAN COMPLAINING THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEG.