Mining Incidents

Faith Mine Coal

Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517224

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
142
citations
37
significant & substantial
$11,864
proposed penalties
$11,864
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
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 1 0
2004 Q4 0 9 0
2004 Q3 0 18 0
2004 Q2 26,744 23 14 860.0
2004 Q1 25,614 13 3 507.5
2002 Q4 9,414 3 0 318.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

31 on file

2005 · 1 incident

February 18, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was backing shuttle car up with right leg hanging out of car. He caught his ankle between shuttle car deck and coal rib.

2004 · 11 incidents

August 16, 2004 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was moving belt structure out of roadway and felt sharp pain in lower back. (Started missing work on 8/19/2004.

June 7, 2004 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a shuttle car and went through a dip and the shuttle car bottomed out causing pain in the lower back.

April 26, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred one break inby spad number 5152 in the #5 entry on the #5 conveyor belt. The fall measured 4'H X 20'W X 20'L.

April 7, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was riding on mantrip, mantrip run into rib causing employee to hit his head and ear on mantrip.

March 22, 2004 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was making a cable splice and while hitting the knocker a piece of metal chiped off hitting him in the right thumb. Required 4 stitches.

January 31, 2004 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS USING SLATE BAR TO MOVE HYD HOSES OUT WAY TO INSTALL DRIVE SHAFT ON SCOOP. BAR SLIPPED MASED RIGHT RING FINGER.

2003 · 6 incidents

November 6, 2003 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kentucky May Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED NEXT TO THE AT CROP IN THE #6 AND 9 ENTRY FALL 60" X 20' X 40' LONG FALL WAS CLEANED UP LONGER BOLTS INSTALLED AROUND ARE MSHA AND CO SCOPED TOP TO MAKE SURE NOTHING ELSE E XISTED THE AREA.

September 3, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kentucky May Mining · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND THE HYDRAULIC HOSE PROVIDING PRESSURE TO THE ROTATION OF THE DRILL HEAD RUPTURED SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL IN HIS FACE SOME OF THE OIL HIT HIS EYES EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

August 26, 2003 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Kentucky May Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE BACKED THE CONTINUOUS MINER OUT TO SET OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE. WHEN HE SPLIT HIS CATS THE MINER SLEW OVER AND CAUGHT HIS SIDE AND LEFT AGAINST THE RIB. AND THE HEAD OF MINER WAS SITTING ON HIS FOOT "LEFT". NO BITS WERE IMPALING HIS BODY OR FOOT. HE REFUSED MEDICAL ATT.

April 4, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) NO VALUE FOUND
Kentucky May Mining · No Value Found

EE WAS PUSHING BOLT OVER A HOLE AND FELT A SHARPPAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

April 3, 2003 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator NO VALUE FOUND
Kentucky May Mining · No Value Found

EE WAS PULLING A MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

2002 · 5 incidents

October 7, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A BONDER TO PUT ON A REPAIRMAN'S BUGGY. HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

July 30, 2002 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING SKIRTING IN #3 TAILPIECE. WHILE CUTTING THE SKIRT RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIE, IT SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEG.

July 24, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A BOLT IN A DRILLED HOLE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

July 12, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES. EMPLOYEE LIFTED A BOX TO THE FRONT OF THE BOLTER, AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. LOST TIME BEGAN JULY 31, 2002.

May 4, 2002 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LOADING CABLE ON MINER, EE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF ABDOMEN.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2001 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING 36" TOP BELT STRUCTURE FROM MINE BUGGY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 15, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CABLE, MAKING POWER MOVE ON SECTION. HE RE-INJURED HIS LEFT ARM THAT HE ORIGINALLY HURY ON 7/30/01 BUT DID NOT REPORT OR GO TO DOCTOR.

2000 · 6 incidents

November 27, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING CATCH BACK ON RED-DEVIL. IT SLIPPED AND BROKE, CUT R THUMB.

September 24, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMING SCOOP, SCOOP FLIPPED A BOARD UP HITTING HIM INT HE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE.

July 20, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TRAM MOTOR. WHEN HE SLIPPED THE MOTOR INTO PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

June 3, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLICING CONTROL CABLE FOR 6 BOLT STARTED TO STAND AND HIS KNEE POPED AND GAVE OUT ON HIM.

April 20, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE BOLTING TOP, THE OPERATOR BACKED INTO A ROOF BOLT PLATE THAT WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE TOP. THE SHARP EDGE OF THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK THE OPERATOR ON THE BACK OF THE NECK CAUSING A LA CERATION TO THE BACK OF HIS NECK.