Mining Incidents

Mine #2 Coal

Keokee Mining LLC · Underground
Controlled by James A Sigmon
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517689

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Jun 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
294
citations
145
significant & substantial
$50,837
proposed penalties
$24,935
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
2006 Q4 0 4 0
2006 Q3 0 3 1
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q2 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

20 on file

2006 · 1 incident

2003 · 1 incident

June 18, 2003 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jericol Mining Incorporated · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN NO. 4 ENTRY, 11 BREAKS FROM THE SURFACE. THE FALL DID NOT BLOCK ESCAPEWAYS OR HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE VENTILATION OF THE MINE. THIS IS A NON-PRODUCING STATUS.

2002 · 3 incidents

October 2, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C and R Leasing Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING ON A PIECE OF METAL SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN STOMACH.

August 12, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C and R Leasing Inc. · Struck against stationary object

CUT ON RIGHT HAND. HELPING PULL FLIGHT OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR.

2001 · 3 incidents

May 8, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES. HE RAISED UP AND REACHED FOR DRILL STEEL. HIS KNEE POPPED AND WAS PAINFUL.

April 5, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS STOOPED DOWN WORKING ON RAM CAR. WHEN HE STOOD HE PASSED OUT, FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE RAM CAR. EYE WAS CUT BELOW EYEBROW REQUIRING STITCHES.

January 24, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HOLDING CABLE WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER. ACCIDENTALLY RAN OVER LEFT FOOT. TRAUMA TO LEFT FOOT.

2000 · 12 incidents

December 5, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ANOTHER EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EE'S LITTLE FINGER, WHICH WAS BRUISED AND CUT. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK OR SEE A DR. UNTIL 12-18 WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME INFECTED.

November 6, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON A FEEDER MOTOR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY ON MOTOR. SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED VICTIM'S HAND.

October 26, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP UNDERGROUND TO BEGINHIS SCHEDULED SHIFT AND SAID HE BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP AND STRAINED HIS BACK AND NECK.

October 24, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RIDING IN BUCKET OF RAM CAR THE CAR BOUNCED ON BOTTOM OF MINE & EE HIT THE TOP BRUISED BACK & PELVIS

October 16, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST WHILE PULLING BELT.

September 25, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK ON 9-25-00. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK. ON 10-16-00. HE REINJURED HIS BACK MOVING CRIB BLOCKS AND MISSED 3 DAYS.

September 21, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS UNPLUGGING BATTERIES IN SCOOP. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN RIGHT HIP AND BACK.

September 6, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR HE BENT HIS HEAD SIDEWAYS TO AVOID A ROOF BOLT IN TOP. SHUTTLE CAR HIS A BUMP BOUNCED EE EE'S HEAD WAS BUMPED & SCRAPED AGAINST TOP

September 5, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CABLE & STRAINED BACK

April 4, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Del Rio Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE STATED HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK.

February 25, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Del Rio Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 RIGHT ENTRY. THE INITIAL ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 36 INCHES THICK. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ROCK FELL HAD THE CONTINUOUS MINER TRAPPED. AFTER MINER WAS RETRIEVED THE ROCK FALL WAS APPROX 9 FT THICK BY 40 FT LONBY 18 FEET WIDE.

January 25, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Del Rio Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE STATED THAT HE WAS APPROX. 2 CORSSCUTS UNDERGROUND WHEN SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD, BACK AND HIP.