Mining Incidents

Mine #2B Coal

AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Underground
Dorton, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517902

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
110
citations
51
significant & substantial
$11,111
proposed penalties
$10,773
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 13,193 2 0 151.6
2002 Q2 20,906 4 2 191.3
2002 Q1 22,963 7 4 304.8
2001 Q4 34,133 18 12 527.3
2001 Q3 49,756 15 6 301.5
2001 Q2 46,264 9 7 194.5
2001 Q1 48,827 7 3 143.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

March 28, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE TO HANG HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN NECK & BACK.

March 27, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Struck by falling object

HE WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF AUGER STEEL IN AND IT FELL ON HIS HAND.

2001 · 12 incidents

October 30, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Struck by falling object

HE WAS STARTING TO DRILL HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTING HIS HAND.

September 2, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

SHOVELING COAL AT THE HEAD DRIVE AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING ON THE HEAD.

June 1, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck against a moving object

TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR.

May 30, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOOKING PULL ROPE ON TO MINER AND THE BOOM SWUNG AND STRUCK HIM.

April 18, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING TAILPIECE AND RAISED UP & HIT EAR ON ROOF BOLT PLATE.

January 25, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER.

January 17, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SWUNG ROOF BOLTER HEAD TO PUT UP BOLT & LET ROOF BOLTER HEAD DOWN ON KNEE

2000 · 13 incidents

December 8, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK.

December 7, 2000 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BATTERIES OUT OF TRAY OF PERSONNEL CARRIER. LEFT WORK ON 12-8-00 TO GET HIS INJURY CHECKED OUT.

November 15, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ELBOW BLEW OFF OF A 3" WATERLINE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.

October 3, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck against stationary object

TRAVELING THROUGH MAN DOOR AND HIT SIDE OF MANDOOR.

September 20, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

HE HAD HIS HAND LAYING OVER THE END OF A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS HAND

September 7, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by flying object

CHECKING FOR OIL LEAK IN HYDRAULIC HOSE WITH HAND OIL SQUIRTED ONTO FINGR UNDER PRESSURE

August 15, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND STRUCK HIM.

July 27, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING. HE ALLEGED HIS KNEE WAS STRAINED WHEN HE HIT THE WRONG LEVER AND LET BOLTER HEAD DOWN ON IT.

April 10, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WASLOADING ROCK DUST ON HIS SCOOP AND SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

January 31, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING ROOF IN #2 HEADING, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.