Mining Incidents

No 67 Coal

Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Underground
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Chappell, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517298

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
15
citations
8
significant & substantial
$1,492
proposed penalties
$1,069
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
2002 Q3 290 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,224 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 15,895 1 0 62.9
2001 Q4 20,745 2 0 96.4
2001 Q3 16,370 2 0 122.2
2001 Q2 17,906 10 8 558.5
2001 Q1 2,437 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2002 · 1 incident

February 21, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF LOCOMOTIVE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT UNDER THE TRACK AND TWISTED HIS FOOT.

2001 · 12 incidents

December 5, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE KNELT DOWN AND HIS LEFT KNEE HURT AND SWELLEDUP AS HE WAS ROOF BOLTING. HE DID NOT STRIKE OR BUMP ANY OBJECT. NOTE: HE WORKED UNTIL 12/19/01 AND STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO DOCTOR'S ORDERS.

December 1, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SMALL FINGER WHEN THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE ROOF BOLT HOLE AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

July 23, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY A JACK WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 8-2-01 THEN STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO INJURY.

July 12, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TURNING THE WATER VALVE OFF AND THE BRIDGE DOLLY STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE.

June 15, 2001 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPAIRING THE CONTINUOUS MINER HEAD DRUM WHEN HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRUM AND MINE FLOOR.

June 12, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK LOADING RESIN ONTO THE BOLT MACHINE.

May 31, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING ROOF STRAPS ONTO A SCOOP BUCKET AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON ONE OT THE METAL STRAPS.

May 23, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE ALLEGES HE WAS PULLING BELT TO MAKE SET-UP WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

April 30, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS ELBOW, RIGHT, WHILE CARRYING A 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL.

April 7, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator ELECTRICAL
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Contact with electrical current

EE ALLEGES HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM A DAMAGED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR ON THE CONTINUOUSMINER.

January 31, 2001 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS GROIN ON 1/31/01 BUT DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 3/5/01. HERNIA REPAIRED 3/13/01