Mining Incidents

No 7 Coal

Eagle Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Van Lear, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517696

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
213
citations
40
significant & substantial
$19,429
proposed penalties
$17,768
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
2002 Q4 19,198 10 1 520.9
2002 Q3 21,163 47 10 2220.9
2002 Q2 22,010 38 6 1726.5
2002 Q1 23,883 5 0 209.4
2001 Q4 18,995 8 2 421.2
2001 Q3 17,990 28 5 1556.4
2001 Q2 19,445 11 1 565.7
2001 Q1 21,050 6 2 285.0
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

2003 · 2 incidents

February 19, 2003 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss NO VALUE FOUND
Eagle Coal Company Inc · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP ENTERING RIGHT EYE.

January 28, 2003 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EE WAS LOADING BOLTER WITH GLUE AND WAS HOLDING GLUE WITH BOTH HANDS AND SLIPPED AND FELL OVER SCOOP BUCKET ADN INJURED CENTER OF LOWER BACKAND HIT LEFT ELBOW ON FLOOR TRYING TO CATCH SELF

2002 · 8 incidents

October 31, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL (1 1/2'LONG, 1 1/2'WIDEX 3"THICK). THE EE HAD HIS HAND ON PINNER & WAS GOING TO PUSH SELF AWAY WHEN THE ROCK FELL HITTI NG HIM ON LT. HAND, LACERATING MIDDLE FINGER. 20SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

October 31, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN THE BOLTS WORKED OUT OF THE VALVE CHEST AND THE HOLES GOT CAUGHT AND IT MADE THE VALVE CHEST COME UP AND HAND BETWEEN CHEST AND FRAME CAUSING CONTUSION TO TOP OF L EFT HAND.

July 13, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL MINER TURNING RIGHT BREAK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.

July 8, 2002 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TH EE WAS STEERING THREE WHEELER WHEN I HIT A ROCK & THE STEERING WHEEL WENT AROUND 7 HIT LEFT HAND.

May 10, 2002 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS GETTING READY TO SET MINER OVER IN #6 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL IN BETWEEN BOLTS CAUSING LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD.

March 13, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS OPERATING OFF SIDE BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT LEFT FOOT CONTUSING IT.

March 5, 2002 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM & LEFT FOOT & CAUSING ABRASION TO FOREHEAD.

March 5, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR WITH CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT HIM.

2001 · 4 incidents

December 12, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS STANDING BESIDE OF CANOPY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING BACK OF LEG BELOW KNEE CONTUSING IT.

November 9, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATIHG A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT RIGHT ARM ACROSS RIB REQUIRING 20 SUTURES.

October 20, 2001 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DISCHARGE END OF FEEDER WHEN A 486 SCOOP BACKED INTO HIM BRUISING HIS CHEST.

June 14, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF MAN TRIP WHEN IT CAME OUT, SIDE SLIPPED AND FOOT WENT UNDER MANTRIP TWISTING IT.

2000 · 3 incidents

December 12, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MANAGEMENT WAS AWARE OF ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS IN INACTIVE AREA OF MINES DUE TO A GEOLOGICAL FAULT. THE AREA AFFECTED WAS DANGERED OFF IN ANTICIPATION OF A FALL & WOULD RE-HABILITATE THE AREA AS WE DID OUR RETREAT MINING.

October 10, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE MINER WHEN HE INJURED HIS GROIN.

September 20, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO GET ROCK OFF OF BELT LINE. WHEN HE WAS PRYING ON ROCK IT SLID CAUSING HIM TO LACERATE RING FINGER.