Mining Incidents

Mine #1 Coal

Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Fred Runyon Jr
Turkey Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517888

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
Nov 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
385
citations
193
significant & substantial
$62,003
proposed penalties
$7,186
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
2004 Q2 6,949 28 12 4029.4
2004 Q1 6,650 38 26 5714.3
2002 Q4 7,324 15 10 2048.1
2002 Q3 6,186 26 11 4203.0
2002 Q2 7,868 19 10 2414.8
2002 Q1 9,503 21 8 2209.8
2001 Q4 1,295 8 1 6177.6
2001 Q3 9,653 32 16 3315.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 4 incidents

November 22, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · Struck by falling object

While operating his ram car on the section, the injured ee's ram car bumped the mine roof and a piece of rock fell on him. The rock was approx 8" thick and 4' long. Employee received contusions and bruises.

November 8, 2004 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE SCOOP BATTERY LIDS AT THE OUTSIDE BATTERY CHARGING STATION WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. Dr. INDICATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY LOW BACK STRAIN.

August 19, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · Rubbed or abraded

EE injured his left knee while crawling through the mine. He was wearing knee pads at the time, left knee became swollen by the end of the shift.

June 8, 2004 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · Struck by falling object

According to the ee he was shoveling belt when a piece of draw rock fell and hit him on his left shoulder and arm. The rock was approx 2' by 3' by 3 inches in size. The Dr's report stated that the ee sustained a broken collar bone and 2 small broken bones in the shoulder.

2003 · 1 incident

June 2, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN GO DOWN BACK OF NECK AND HIS LEFT ARM BECAME NUMB. CT SCAN SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO MUSCLES OF THE LEFT SHOULDER. NUMBNESS HAD LEFT HIS ARM BY THE TIME EE LEFT THE E.R.

2002 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS PULLING HIS CABLE SLACK UP AND WAS SHOCKED. THE SHOCK BURNED HIS FINGER.THE EE WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND TREATED. ALSO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED & KEPT ONE NIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

March 1, 2002 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

EE PULLED HIS 3 WHEELER UP TO THE TELEPHONE WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE TAILPIECE. HE GOT OFF HIS RIDE TO TALK ON TELEPHONE. HE APPARENTLY DIDN'T LEAVE HIS LIGHTS ON AND HAD HIS BACK TURNED TO INC OMING TRAFFIC. THE SCOOP OPR. CAME TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL, HE COULDN'T SEE THE FOREMAN, THEREFORE STRIKING THE 2 WHEELER & EMPLOYEE.

2001 · 1 incident

June 15, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
American Mining & Manufacturing Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER WAS BEING MOVED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT SIDE. BOLTER TRAM WAS UP ON A LUMP OF COAL. WHEN THE BLOCK OF COAL BROKE, THIS ALLOWED THE PINNER DECK TO FALL DOWN AGAINST HIS RIGHT KNEE.