Mining Incidents

Jones Fork Plant Coal

Controlled by James C Justice III
Mousie, Knott County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1517021

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2004–2016
Latest incident
Mar 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
637
citations
195
significant & substantial
$115,469
proposed penalties
$104,371
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
2025 Q4 1,926 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 60 2 0 33333.3
2024 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 72 1 0 13888.9
2023 Q3 2,484 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 240 2 0 8333.3
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

2016 · 1 incident

March 1, 2016 KY · Coal FIRE
Kentucky Fuel Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

The articulating truck blew a steering hose near the turbo causing a fire. The operator attempted to extinguish the fire but had to call the fire department. The rock truck cab was a total loss but no one was injured.

2015 · 1 incident

January 10, 2015 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Mining & Reclamation, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was standing on a piece of metal laying on a ladder he pulled the ladder out and the metal tilted causing him to fall 5-6 feet into a chute. Employee said he was ok but while shoveling on 1/12/15 he reported his back was hurting employee went to doctor on 1/13/15 and returned to work on 1/19/15

2014 · 4 incidents

December 29, 2014 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Mining & Reclamation, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling coal in basement when he felt a sharp pain on his right side.

October 31, 2014 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appalachian Mining & Reclamation, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning in draw off tunnel and stepped on bar gate over a drain sump that slipped out of its frame causing the employee to fall in the sump.

July 22, 2014 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Appalachian Mining & Reclamation, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking from back door of the plant to the front parking lot to get oil. He had stopped to scratch his head and turned into the belt structure beam and put a scratch on his head, on 7/25/14 he went to ldrndman clinic because he had a head-ach and was released.

2006 · 1 incident

April 5, 2006 KY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant POWERED HAULAGE
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was swinging lare componet (777A Brake unit) with service truck boom. He was watching the top of the boom to check clearance while swinging boom. As a result he was trapped between compartment and service truck.

2004 · 1 incident

October 17, 2004 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was engaged in removing a deck from the coarse coal screen. The deck became wedged. When ee freed the deck with a slate bar the deck struck his foot.