Mining Incidents

Millstone Reclamation Coal

Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Millstone, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517657

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Jun 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
98
citations
32
significant & substantial
$8,306
proposed penalties
$8,234
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 200 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,737 3 1 633.3
2004 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 21,466 7 4 326.1
2002 Q4 20,573 11 1 534.7
2002 Q3 18,757 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 17,206 16 7 929.9
2002 Q1 18,573 0 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

18 on file

2004 · 1 incident

June 21, 2004 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE , WHILE TRYING TO STEP DOWN OFF 777 A HAULER LADDER TO GROUND, STEEPED ON UNLEVEL GROUND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE

2003 · 3 incidents

October 31, 2003 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING THE DOOR OF A DK45 DRILL TECH HIGHWALL DRILL, WHEN CLOSING DOOR EE CAUGHT LEFT THUMB AGAINST DOOR JAM AND HINGED AREA.

October 20, 2003 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator NO VALUE FOUND
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF BREAKING COAL IN PIT AREA WITH A 988 B CAT FRONT END LOADER, FRONT END LOADER BUCKET CAUGHT GROUND AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY, CAUSING EE TO BUMP INTO FRONT END LOADER STEERING WHEEL.

October 4, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CHECKING BATTERIES ON D-10 DOZER (CAT). A METAL BATTERY COVER HAD BEEN RAISED TO GAIN ACCESS TO BATTERIES. HE FAILED TO SECURE LID COVER. HE WAS STRUCK BY COVER WHILE WORKING ON BATTERI ES. THIS COVER IS HINGED AND ATTACHED TO MACHINE FRAME.

2002 · 4 incidents

October 10, 2002 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE TRAMMED ESCAVATOR OVER ROUGH TERRAIN AT TOO HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING ABRUPT MOVEMENT AND EVENTUAL PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

September 14, 2002 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Struck by falling object

MATERIAL BEING EXCAVATED FROM HIGHWALL CAME LOOSE FELL FROM WALL THRU CAB AND STRUCK VICTIM ON LEFT LEG AND RIGHT KNEE CAUSING SCRAPES & BRUISES. FIRST AID ONLY NO MEDICAL TREATMENT ADMINISTER D

March 7, 2002 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE INJURED RIGHT GROIN AREA, WHILE STEPPING UP ON LADDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO BULK BIN COVER TO DETERMINE LEVEL OF BULK IN BIN.

February 19, 2002 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF OPERATING THE CONTROL LEVERS ON A D-65 EX-12 KOMATSU DOZER. THE MOVEMENT OF THE LEVERS TO TRAM & MANEUVER MACHINE CAUSED PAIN IN LEFT HAND & EVENTUAL PULLED LIGAMENT IN HA ND DIAGNOSIS.

2001 · 5 incidents

September 29, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF STEPPING OFF OF 777-A HAUL TRUCK LADDER. WHILE STEPPING OFF SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WITH GROUND.

September 20, 2001 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING HIGHWALL WITH 350C CAT EXCAVATOR ON UNDETECTED ROCK OF SMALL SIZE WAS UNDETECTED BY INJURED. ROCK HIT PROTECTIVE CAB, CAUSING JAR AND BRUISE TO RIGHT LEG. CAB WAS POSITION ED AWAY FROM HIGHWALL DURING THE PROCESS OF SCALING HIGHWALL.

June 4, 2001 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS OPERATING CAT D11N DOZER IN ROAD PREPARATION WORK. THE ROADWAY BECAME SOFT AND ELEVATED, HIDDEN AREAS CAUSED TO DOZER TO SLIDE & OVERTURN. THE VICTIM RECEIVED INJURY TO LEFT SHOULD ER AND ONE RIB. TREATED & RELEASED AFTER INITIAL TREATMENT. (RAIN & VISIBILITY WERE FACTORS).

April 30, 2001 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER(CAT D-ION) ON SPOILAREA,BACKED UP AND OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY, TRACKEDSLIPPED OFF ROCK,JARRED EMPLOYEE CAUSING PAIN IN NECK AREA FROM SUDDEN JAR & IMPACT.

January 22, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A 1 1/2" AIR IMPACT TOOL WHILE STANDING ON LADDER AND REACHING OVER HEAD TO TIGHTENCOLLET BOLTS OF 922-C CAT FRONT END LOADER BOOM PINS. EE FELT SMALL PAIN TO LOWER BACK, NOT SIGN IFICANT AT TIME. REPORTED 2 DAYS LATER AS STRAINED LOWER BACK.

2000 · 5 incidents

July 24, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE OPERATING 375 KOMATSU DOZER, CLEANING HIGHWALL OF DEBRIS AND TREES, SLID OFF TREE AGAINST HIGHWALL WITH DOZER FRAME, CAUSING SUDDEN IMPACT IN CAB AND SEAT COMPARTMENT .

June 23, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Contact with heat

EE BECAME WEAK FROM HEAT & LOSS OF FLUID DUE TO 95 DEGREE TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY.

February 10, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE GRINDING METAL BOX, EMPLOYEE FELT OBJECT ENTER EYE, METAL CAUSED DISCOMFORT TO EMPLOYEE LATER IN THE DAY AND WAS REMOVED IN EMERGENCY ROOM. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSE S.

January 27, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS EXITING LOADER (992) CAB BY MEANS OF EQUIPMENT LADDER, STEPPED TO GROUND FROM BOTTOM STEP (2 FT) TWISTED BACK.

January 11, 2000 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STEPPING FROM BULK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF STEP AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE AND FRACTURE. (APPROXIMATELY 2' DROP)