Mining Incidents

Pegasus-Sandlick Mine Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517970

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Aug 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
72
citations
25
significant & substantial
$5,826
proposed penalties
$5,760
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
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 6,543 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 19,682 8 0 406.5
2001 Q2 19,031 13 3 683.1
2001 Q1 18,087 3 3 165.9
2000 Q4 15,435 38 13 2461.9
2000 Q3 11,478 10 6 871.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2001 · 6 incidents

August 24, 2001 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Martin County Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE DIAGNOSED WITH DEGERATIVE DISC DISEASE

July 14, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

VICTIM BROUGHT ROOF BOLTS TO SECTION TO SUPPLY ROOF BOLTER. THE BOLTER WAS PARKED IN BREAK. THE INJURED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRAM THE BOLTER OUT TO THE INTERSECTION FOR LOADING, WAS PINNED AGAINST THE RIB BY THE BOLTER CAUSING A FRACTURETO RIGHT FEMUR. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE UNDERWENT SURGERY TO SET HIS LEG.

May 29, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ACROSS A LINE OF CROSSCUTS. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED ON THE ADVANCE WITH 4' RESIN RODS. THE FALL WENT ACROSS ALL ENTRIES AND WAS 5 1/2'-6' THICK. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING A WEEKLY EXAMINATION.

May 10, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT. A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE (3' WIDE BY 5' LONG BY 2' THICK) FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER KNOC KING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR. HIS INJURIES WERE CONTUSIONS TO THE NECK, SHOULDER AND RIB CAGE. HE WORKED HIS NEXT TWO SHIFTS BUT WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON 5-14-01.

March 20, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS LOADING 5' RESIN RODS INTO THE SUPPLY TRAY ON THE SIDE OF A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE PLACED 6 OF THE RODS INTO THE TRAY AND AS HE WITHDREW HIS HANDS/ARMS HE STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST A 9 1/2" METAL BRACE ON THE SUPPLY TRAY RESULTING IN A CONTUSION. X RAYS WERE NEGATIVE BUT THE EE FAILED TO REPORT FOR WORK ON HIS NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT 3-21-01.

January 11, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY ONE CROSSCUT OUTBY STATION SPAD 36143. FALL MEASURED 55' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 4' THICK. NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. THIS FALL WAS NOT ON THE WORKING SECTION.

2000 · 3 incidents

December 18, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EE WAS PLASTERING BRATTICES. WHILE PUTTING PLASTER IN HOPPER OF MACHINE, HOSE KINKED & PLASTER CAME UP OUT OF HOPPER, HITTING HIM IN BOTH EYES. NOTE: MINE IDLE FROM 12/22/00 TO 1/2/01.

September 23, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ASSISTING TWO CO-WORKERS IN LIFTING A BATTERY CHARGER ONTO A BATTERY POWERED SERVICE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, MEASURING 3 FT X 5 FT X 1 1/4 IN, FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE OUTSIDE OF T HE RIGHT FOOT (BEHIND METATERSAL GUARD). SEAM HEIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 78 INCHES.

September 13, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A LINE OF CROSSCUTS ADJACENT TO SPAD #27794 OUTBY THE ACTIVE WORKING SECTION. FALL APPROX. 120' X 20' X 7'. THE ROOF IN THE AREA WAS LAMINATED SHALE AND WAS SUPPORTED ON THE ADVANCE BY 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN RODS. NO INURIES OCCURRE AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE FALL.