Mining Incidents

Lick Branch Slurry Impoundment Coal

Ary, Knott County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1517828

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2012
Latest incident
Mar 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
194
citations
68
significant & substantial
$45,526
proposed penalties
$21,480
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 1 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2022 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

7 on file

2012 · 1 incident

March 7, 2012 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Struck against stationary object

While changing out rollers on a belt line, EE struck a sharp piece of metal with his right forearm, resulting in a cut requiring 6 stitches. Collins returned to work the same day.

2011 · 3 incidents

October 19, 2011 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Fall onto or against objects

As Employee was climbing down the steps of his loader, he lost his footing and fell into the steps, causing a bruise to his right side. He was taken to the hospital where he was x-rayed and released to return to work the following day. On 10/24/11 he returned to the doctor and was diagnosed as having a bone spur in his back and was taken off work until 11/21/11.

August 17, 2011 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a pry bar to dislodge some material in a hopper when the bar slipped, causing a quick jerk to his back. Diagnosis is pending.

August 2, 2011 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Struck against stationary object

While employee was cleaning out a feeder, he stepped on a wire buried in the mud. The wire penetrated his boot, causing a small cut to his right foot.

2010 · 1 incident

October 23, 2010 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The ring finger on his left hand was pinched between two pieces of metal. When screen was rotated around, finger was caught. There was no conditions that contributed to accident.

2005 · 1 incident

January 27, 2005 KY · Coal FIRE
New Ridge Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

On 1/27/2005 smoke was observed comimg from the refuse pile.

2003 · 1 incident

March 18, 2003 KY · Coal FIRE
Star Fire Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED AT STOCK PILE PREP. PLANT.AFTER BEING NOTIFIED THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY.