EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A BOLT HEAD. THE GRINDER SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM WHILE THE GRINDER WAS RUNNING, CUTTING HIS ARM ABOVE HIS GLOVE.
Arnold Fork Prep Plant Coal
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc.
· Facility
Controlled by
Progress Energy Inc
Kite,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517338
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2003
- Latest incident
- May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
36
citations
15
significant & substantial
$2,258
proposed penalties
$1,992
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 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 20,575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 24,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 26,584 | 5 | 2 | 188.1 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2003 · 2 incidents
May 22, 2003
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · No Value Found
EE WAS UNLOADING MINER UNIT CABLE FROM MINER & PULLING UPHILL FROM SUBSTATION LEVEL TO WHERE EQUIPMENT IS PARKED. EE PULLED CABLE TO HOOK UP FROM BOX TO PROVIDE POWER.
2001 · 1 incident
July 3, 2001
KY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING V-BELT AND SLIPPED AND FELL 7FT. OFF BELT.
2000 · 2 incidents
September 23, 2000
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kentucky May Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT RIBCAGE.\
February 25, 2000
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky May Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EE WORKED 12 HRS ON 2/25/00 AND 8 HRS ON 2/26/00 HE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN ON 2/28/00 THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON 2/25/00 WHILE USING A SHOVELTO CLEAN UP THE PLANT