Mining Incidents

Pe Letcher County Coal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Jenkins, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517364

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
277
citations
93
significant & substantial
$27,789
proposed penalties
$22,395
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
2008 Q4 965 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,931 1 0 517.9
2007 Q4 2,768 1 0 361.3
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 1,645 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,573 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 426 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 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

15 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

May 20, 2004 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PUSHING BOOM PINS OUT OF A LOADER USING A CRIB BLOCK AS A PRESS. THE CRIB BLOCK FELL OVER AND SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BOOM ARM AND CRIB BLOCK.

March 8, 2004 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING STEP OFF EXCAVATOR. STEP BROKE, CAME BACK AND HIT EE IN STOMACH AND GROIN.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 13, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING STARTER FROM A D-10 DOZER, FRACTURED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

February 24, 2003 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE CLOSED THE DOZER DOOR ON THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND (FRACTURE).

2002 · 3 incidents

June 14, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AUGER OUT OF TRUCK BED AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

May 13, 2002 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE TRIPPED WHILE EXITING THE DOZER & FELL FROM CAB PLATFORM TO DOZER TRACK & INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE.

February 26, 2002 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC CAP. PRESSURE BLEW IT OUT OF HIS HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE. HE WENT TO DOCTOR, RECEIVED STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK.

2001 · 1 incident

August 29, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Fall from ladders

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER WHEN IT KICKED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE.

2000 · 7 incidents

September 15, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE FUELING DOZER, EE WAS PULLING FUEL HOSE, SLIPPED AND PULLED LOWER BACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10/2/00.

August 1, 2000 KY · Coal rotary dump operator, car dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE AND HURT AFTER HE WENT THROUGH A DIP IN THE ROAD AND HIS SEAT BOTTOMED OUT.

June 6, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS KNOCKING A PIN OUT OF A DOZER BLADE. HE WAS HOLDING A PUNCH W/HIS RIGHT HAND AND HITTING THE PUNCH WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER HIT THE SIDE OF THE PUNCH CAUSING THE PUNCH TO ANGLE AND PRE SS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE PUNCH AND BLADE.

May 18, 2000 KY · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator POWERED HAULAGE
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

BODY WAS JOLTED WHEN DUMP TRUCK WAS BEING LOADEDWITH ROCK RESULTING IN STIFFNESS IN NECK.

April 24, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STEPPED OUT OF GREASE TRUCK LANDING ON A SLICK ROCK TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

April 18, 2000 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK HAD BEEN INJURED ON 4/18/00 WHILE SITTING IN HIS ROCK TRUCK BEING LOADED BY A 992C.

January 28, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS EXITING PICK UP TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNNING BOARD CAUSING INJURED TO FALL TO GROUND CAUSING BACK PAIN.