Mining Incidents

Big Laurel #3 Coal

Controlled by Thomas R Hamilton
Yeaddiss, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517853

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
71
citations
34
significant & substantial
$8,603
proposed penalties
$7,492
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 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 8,361 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 17,350 4 0 230.5
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 3,311 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 22,833 12 2 525.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 3 incidents

November 27, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A GEAR OFF A SHAFT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREFINGER WITH A HAMMER.

November 5, 2001 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS TRAMMING A D11 DOZER WHEN HE UNEXPECTLY RAN OVER A BIG ROCK THE JAR CAUSED PAIN IN HIS HIP AREA.

January 3, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

FOREMAN WAS BUSTING UP A PALLET WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE PALLET FLEW OFF AND HIT THE EE IN THE FOREHEAD.

2000 · 1 incident

March 10, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON LOADER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK