Mining Incidents

Road Creek Mine #1 Coal

Belcher, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517008

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Jun 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
88
citations
54
significant & substantial
$34,715
proposed penalties
$24,609
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 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 3 2
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 17,561 8 5 455.6
2002 Q3 27,731 4 4 144.2
2002 Q2 51,698 1 0 19.3
2002 Q1 49,156 7 4 142.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2004 · 1 incident

June 17, 2004 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was guiding a cutting edge that was being moved with a magnet when the magnet unexpectedly released the cutting edge and caught his left thumb. This caused a laceration that required stitches.

2003 · 4 incidents

October 14, 2003 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS COMING DOWN A HILL IN HIS TRUCK, WHEN SOMETHING GAVEWAY IN HIS TRUCK. HE COULD NOT HOLD HIS TRUCK BACK, HE JUMPED FROM HIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK.

April 16, 2003 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Struck against a moving object

HE BACKED OVER ROCK OR BERM; DOZER JARRED HIM CAUSING HIS BACK TO HURT. HE SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SAID HE WAS O.K. HE DID NOT WANT TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS OFF FO R A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT BUT DID NOT SAY IT WAS FOR HIS BACK. STARTED LOSING TIME FROM WORK AUG. 11, 2003.

January 23, 2003 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Struck against stationary object

DRIVING MACK TRUCK UP HILL, TRUCK SPUN OUT ON SNOWY SLICK ROAD, HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK AND HIT FOOT AND ANKLE AGAINST ROCK.

2002 · 1 incident

June 5, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Struck by falling object

HE WAS WORKING AS PART OF A CREW CHANGING THE R.F. STEERING COLLAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE STEERING COLLAR INTO PLACE USING R.F. LEVELING CYLINDER, HAMMER WAS USED AS A SPACER. THE OPERA TOR APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE HAMMER. THE HAMMER WAS PUSHED OUT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

2001 · 5 incidents

July 20, 2001 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STANDING ON BEAMS PULLING PINS, WHEN BEAMS JAMMED TOGETHER PUSHING A PIN UP STRIKING HIM IN SIDE OF LEFT KNEE.

March 20, 2001 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLEANING BELT, FROPPED SHOVEL, GOT DOWN TO GET SHOVEL, WHEN GETTING BACK ON MINER. HE SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON MINER.

2000 · 6 incidents

May 8, 2000 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WE WERE CONDUCTING A SAFETY MEETING PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT, EE WALKED BEHIND A PARKED PICKUP AND STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST TRAILER HITCH.

April 1, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BUSTING A LARGE ROCK ON BEAMS OF HIGHWALL MINER, WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND. THE SPLINTER WAS STICKING OUT OF HANDLE, HIS FINGER CAUGHT THE SPLINTER.

March 23, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE LOADED WATER PUMP AND WATER STAND ON ROAD CREEK AND TOOK TO ELSWICK FORK. HE SAID HE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD PUMP AND STAND. HE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE DID IT BUT STARTED TO HURT AFTER COMING BAC K TO ROADCREEK. HE SAID HE WAS OK TO GO TO THE DR TO GET CHECKED OUT. EE HAD PULLED ON THE SUCTION HOSE AND DISCHARGE HOSE OFF TRAILER.

March 16, 2000 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

USING SLATE BAR ON STUCK PIN, PIN WAS LODGED VERY TIGHT AND HAD TO BE REMOVED WITH LOADER. SOMETIME AFTER REMOVING PIN, EE FELT A STINGING ON EXTERIOR OF STOMACH.