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#10 Coal

Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Co Inc · Underground

Controlled by Henry Chaney Jr

Pikeville, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1517266

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2009–2010
Latest incident: Sep 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2005

385

citations

146

significant & substantial

$82,207

proposed penalties

$46,820

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
2011 Q2	3,748	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	130	15	5	115384.6
2010 Q4	1,696	10	4	5896.2
2010 Q3	2,071	14	2	6760.0
2010 Q2	8,642	16	6	1851.4
2010 Q1	6,618	17	4	2568.8
2009 Q4	7,252	29	5	3998.9
2009 Q3	204	1	0	4902.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2010 · 1 incident

September 7, 2010 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While hanging line curtain, he stepped on uneven ground. He thought he twisted his ankle. Several days later he went to dr. and had x-rays which revealed a crack fibula.

2009 · 2 incidents

October 23, 2009 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries

While traveling in the second right area of the mine which is not active on 10/19/09, A foreman observed a roof fall adjacent to spad #448. The fall is approx. 45' long x 18' wide and 1-9' thick.No escapeways,ventilation,travelways were blocked. No injuries. Fall is now plotted on map.

March 27, 2009 KY · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager OTHER

Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Co Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While setting a head drive employee stood up and felt a pain in left knee.