Mining Incidents

Mine #3 Coal

Keokee Mining LLC · Underground
Controlled by James A Sigmon
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517441

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
89
citations
33
significant & substantial
$8,674
proposed penalties
$7,545
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
2009 Q1 0 2 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 1 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 1 0
2006 Q3 0 1 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2004 · 1 incident

February 26, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jericol Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT NO 13 BREAK IN NO.6 ENTRY. THIS MINE IS IDLE, THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE MINE AT THE TIME OF THE FALL.

2003 · 1 incident

2001 · 3 incidents

May 12, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WORKING ON MINER. HE STEPPED ACROSS AN OPEN LID, SLID AND FELL. PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS THIGH.

January 24, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. THE RIB ROLLED. A ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT FOOT.

2000 · 12 incidents

December 29, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING STEEL CABLE. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND SCOOP WHEN CABLE WAS TIGHTENED.

November 15, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER. THE RIB ROLLED AND A ROCK FELL AND CRUSHED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

November 10, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER THE RIB ROLLED AND A ROCK HIT HIM IN THE ANKLE. ANKLE WAS BROKEN.

October 31, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT BRATTICE CLOTHAND CUT HIS LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

October 5, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BOLT WRENCH. IT HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT HAND. HAND WAS BROKEN.

October 4, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH MINE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.

September 5, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY BLADE WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE. HE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS LEFT KNEE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

August 11, 2000 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON A WATERLINE. IT CAME APART AND STRUCK HIM IN LEFT CHEEK. CHEEK WAS CUT AND REQUIRED STITCHES.

July 25, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TOOLS FROM TOOL BOX. A CAN OF "ELECTRACLEAN" DEGREASER WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUNCTURED AND SPRAYED INTO FACE AND EYES.

June 23, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK THE VICTIM, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG, BETWEEN KNEE AND ANKLE, AND CUT HIM OVER RIGHT EYE.

February 2, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Trinity Coal Corp Of Virginia · Struck against a moving object

SCOOP SKID DOWN ICE & HILL HITTING EE IN THE LEFT LEG. CUTTING IT BAD