Mining Incidents

Mine #17 Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Evarts, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517824

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
91
citations
32
significant & substantial
$11,383
proposed penalties
$10,480
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 0 0 0
2002 Q3 2,852 2 0 701.3
2002 Q2 3,207 3 1 935.5
2002 Q1 0 3 1
2001 Q4 1,736 4 1 2304.1
2001 Q3 11,882 12 2 1009.9
2001 Q2 11,945 1 0 83.7
2001 Q1 13,288 8 2 602.0
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

2001 · 7 incidents

December 7, 2001 KY · Coal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS BELT KNIFE HIT THE TEMPLATE AND SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER (LACERATION).

July 27, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY AT THE 4TH CROSS CUT OF SECTION. IT MEASURED 100' X 8 X 20' SECTION WILL MOVE. FALL NOT TO BE CLEANED UP.

July 16, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING (TRAMMING) ROOF BOLTER AND HE DROPPED THE CANOPY. IT FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE SHOULDER. 1ST DAY LOST TIME, 7-17-2001.

June 27, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS CROSSING THE BELT AT THE TAILPIECE. AS HE JUMPED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, AS HE LANDED, HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.

June 9, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED THIS DATE UPON RETURNING FROM 1 WK VACATION. THE FACE LOCATED IN #2 ENTRY 1 CROSS CUT OUT BY FACE IN INTERSECTION, SECTION WILL MOVE.

February 6, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED THIS AM ON THE PRE SHIFT EXAM ONT HE INTAKE ARI COURSEIT IS LOCATED AT THE #18 CROSS CUT IN #4 ENTRY ON #7 BELT. IT MEASURES 30'X20'X5 '

2000 · 4 incidents

November 9, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 27 CROSS CUT ALONG #7 CONVEYOR BELT ON INTAKE BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRIES. IT MEASURED 35' BY 20' BY 8'. IT HAS BEEN CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.

September 4, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FAAL OCCURRED 24 XCUTS OUTBY THE SECTION IN #4 INTAKE ENTRY ON 9-4-00 WAS DISCOVERED ON PRESHIFT AT 9-5-00. HAS BEEN CRIBBED & TIMBERED OFF.

July 30, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 2 CROSS CUTS IN BY #6 BELT DRIVE IN THE #1 ENTRY. IT MEASURED 50' BY 20' BY 6', HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

April 16, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON A FIRE BOSS RUN. #4 AND #5 ENTRIES 3 CROSS CUTS OUTBY THE FACE. MEASURED 5'X20'X100'. SECTION MOVED TO ANOTHER PART OF MINE.