Mining Incidents

No 5 Coal

Controlled by James L Griffith
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517153

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Oct 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
56
citations
28
significant & substantial
$7,824
proposed penalties
$7,367
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
2001 Q4 4,763 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 14,570 3 0 205.9
2001 Q2 15,895 8 2 503.3
2001 Q1 16,156 13 6 804.7
2000 Q4 17,114 10 5 584.3
2000 Q3 16,429 8 4 486.9
2000 Q2 17,407 11 11 631.9
2000 Q1 18,481 3 0 162.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2001 · 8 incidents

October 10, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A BAR WAS LAYING IN THE COMPARTMENT OF THE FEEDER & SOMEHOW IT ROLLED OVER TO THE STAB JACK & WHEN STAB JACK WAS RAISED IT THREW THE BAR OUT & STRUCK HIM OVER HIS LEFT EYE - REQUIRING STITCHES .

October 9, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS SHOVELING MUD AND COAL FROM UNDER BELT HEAD AND TWISTED HIS BACK FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.

September 15, 2001 KY · Coal miner, nec DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

HE WAS HELPING WITH REPAIRS TO THE COAL CHUTE AND WELDED SOME TO HELP OUT THE WELDER MAN. IN WATCHING THE WELDING AND WELDING HIMSELF HE GOT FLASHES FROM THE ARCS AND BURNED HIS EYES.

June 6, 2001 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING ON BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT A BURNING IN THE ABDOMEN AREA.

March 13, 2001 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS MAKING A POWER MOVE PULL BACK AND LIFTED ON THE JUNCTION BOX FOR HI-LINE AND TWISTED WHILE LIFTING BOX AND HURT HIS BACK.

February 16, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

HE WAS HELPING WELD AND APPARENTLY HIS EYES CAUGHT FLASHES FROM THE ARCS OF WELDING.

February 14, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND WHEN TURNING AROUND ON HIS KNEES HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ROCK.

January 24, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS SHOVELING COAL ON #3 BELT AT TAILPIECE. WHILE LIFTING SHOVEL OF COAL ON BELT HE TWISTED AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2000 · 16 incidents

December 28, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM RIB & CAUGHT HIM ON LEFT SHOULDERIN #3 ENTRY.

December 7, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BUILD BRATTICE AND WHEN HE WAS TWISTING AND TURNING TO THROW BLOCKS OVER TOWHERE THE BRATTICE WAS TO BE CONSTRUCTED HE INJURED HIS RIB AREA.

December 4, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT PUSHING ME TO THE GROUND.

November 3, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE RIB HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM TOP AND WAS JUST HANGING AND THE SCOOP BACKED UP NEAR IT AND WITHOUT HITTING RIB IT ROLLED OFF ON HIM.

November 1, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A SMALL AMOUNT OF DRAW ROCK WAS ON THE CONTINOUSMINING MACHINE'S HEAD. THE INJURED WAS CLEANING IT OFF WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEG ABOUT THE KNEE JOINT.

October 10, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING HOSE FROM UNDERNEATH STEEL ROPE & WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT HIT HIM ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF NOSE

September 14, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF FEEDER WHEN TI CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN FEEDER FRAME & CHAIN.

August 5, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL FOUR NEW BELTS ON #2FAN, THE #1 FAN CAUSED THE PULLEY AND BLADES TO ROTATE ON THE #2 FAN WHICH CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'SFINGERS BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELTS CAUSING INJURY TO THE LEFT HAND.

July 22, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE WAS DRILLING TEST HOLES NEAR OLD WORKS & EE WAS PULLING DRILL BACK OUT OF HOLE & SLIPPED IN SCOOP BUCKET & TWISTED LEFT KNEE

June 26, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT, WHEN HE TRIED TO BEND BOLT; HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO CUT LOWER LIP ON ROOF BOLT PLATE.

June 21, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE, THE INJURED ATTEMPTED TO LOAD THE FLAT TIRE ONTO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD TAKE THE TIRE TO THE SURFACE - INJURED HURT HIS BACK BY LIFTING THE TIRE ONTO EQUIP MENT. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 10/3/00.

May 24, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ATTEMPTTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FOOT.

January 11, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dags Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

A ROCK GOT FOULED IN CONVEYER AND WHILE SWINGINGA SLEDGE HAMMER HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.