Mining Incidents

67-C Daniels Creek Coal

Controlled by Kautilya K Sharma
Regina, Pike County, KY  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1517789

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
186
citations
94
significant & substantial
$36,974
proposed penalties
$28,233
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
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 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

11 on file

2011 · 1 incident

August 24, 2011 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Apex Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Excavator operator was reclaiming a sediment pond when the excavator bucket struck a gas line puncturing it causing gas to be released in the atmosphere. No injury or equipment damage occurred during this incident other than the puncture to the gas line. This is being reported per instructions from MSHA.

2009 · 2 incidents

April 15, 2009 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was dismounting rock truck and twisted his right foot(ankle).

January 24, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Apex Energy Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The EE was found in his pick-up truck unresponsive on the mine access road. There was no evidence of a mine accident, injury or mine related illness. It appears that the EE died of natural causes from an apparent heart attack. (Death certificate is pending).

2008 · 1 incident

September 10, 2008 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apex Energy Inc · Fall from machine

Opr jumped off excavater truck instead of using hand rails to get down. EE sprained his right ankle.

2006 · 1 incident

February 4, 2006 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was covering up 992D parts with plastic when the axle rolled off trapping his right middle finger with a rock.

2002 · 4 incidents

October 24, 2002 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

#303 CATERPILLAR ROCK TRUCK BACKED INTO THE #332 KOMATSU ROCK TRUCK CRUSHING THE CAB AND CAUSING THE VICTIM TO BE PINNED BENEATH THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSING CUTS TO BOTH OF THE VICTIMS LEGS .

August 17, 2002 KY · Coal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF TRUCK. HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE.

July 25, 2002 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR SAID THAT HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN HIS BACK AND THAT IT GOT WORSE DURING THE SHIFT.

July 22, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Apex Energy Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

FUEL HOSE ON FUEL TRUCK BLEW OUT CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY INTO HIS EYES.

2001 · 2 incidents

May 10, 2001 KY · Coal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN CLIMBING LADDER TO GET INTO 33 ROCK TRK. PULLE MUSCLE ON RIGHT ARM.

April 4, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Apex Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MISSED PIN THEY WERE DRIVING IN D9 DOZER, HAMMER HIT HIM IN FOREHEAD, RESULTING IN TWO INCH DIAMETER KNOTT ON HIS FORHEAD, NO BROKEN SKIN OR LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.