Mining Incidents

Mine #3 Coal

Controlled by Eddie Hurley
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517989

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
82
citations
46
significant & substantial
$11,145
proposed penalties
$11,145
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
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q2 999 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,598 3 1 1877.3
2007 Q1 1,177 6 2 5097.7
2006 Q4 2,762 3 1 1086.2
2006 Q2 2,168 1 1 461.3
2005 Q2 871 3 1 3444.3
2004 Q1 1,150 0 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

12 on file

2008 · 1 incident

2006 · 3 incidents

November 2, 2006 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Fall from piled material

Employee was walking up mountain to go get a hose. The mountain was very muddy due to the weather. He slipped and fell in mud on knee and rolled about 10 foot down hill.

October 31, 2006 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee had pulled on winch cable earlier in day, he reached overhead with wrench while working on drill and pain hit in neck, down back and in shoulder.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2005 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee got out of his excavator to check his hyd. oil & when he got back into the cab he twisted his knee.

July 15, 2005 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating drill and drilling holes in ground. The employee stepped out of drill onto the ground and twisted his knee when he began to walk.

2003 · 1 incident

September 26, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING TREES AND HE REFUSED TO CLEAR THE TWO PATHS AROUND THE TREE HE WAS CUTTING. WHEN HE CUT THE TREE IT LANDED ON THE OTHER TREE THAT HE WAS TOLD TO MOVE AND THAT CAUSED ANOTHER TR EE THAT HE DIDN'T MOVE TO HIT HIM. THIS KNOCKEDHIM ABOUT 5 FT. HE WAS ALERT WHEN WITNESS GOT TO HIM AND HE WAS COMPLAINING WITH HIS LEGS AND KNEES.

2001 · 1 incident

August 14, 2001 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS DRILLING WITH HIGH WALL DRILL WHEN AIR HOSE BLOWED INTO ONE PART OF HOSE CAME THROUGH WINDOW STRIKING HIM.

2000 · 4 incidents

September 6, 2000 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS PUTTING WATER IN D 11 DOZER OR ANTI FREEZE. WHEN HE FILLED 5 GAL CAN UP WITH ANTI FREEZE AND ATTEMPTED TO CARRY IT UPON THE DOZER. HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN PRIVATES.

July 21, 2000 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TREE WAS LODGED IN A BIND UNDER BACK HOE WHEN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE PART OF THE TREE IT RELEASED AND PULLED HIS HAND INTO THE BACK HOE CAUSING INJURY TO FINGER.

February 23, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS CUTTING TRACK PIN FROM TRACKOF A DOZER. HAD TO LAY DOWN TO CUT PIN. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG METAL BLEW FROM PIN AND WENT INTO LEFT EAR. EMPLOYEEDIDN'T THINK HE WAS HURT AND DIDN'T REPORT THIS TO FOREMAN UNTIL 3-7-00 WHEN EAR BECAME INFECTEDHE GOT A PRESCRIPTION FOR INFECTION.

February 17, 2000 KY · Coal drill helper POWERED HAULAGE
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKED UP ON ROAD TO TAIL DUMP A LOAD OF SHOT ROCK WITH 50 TON EUCLID ROCKER BED TWISTED SIDE WAYS CAUSING TRUCK TO SHIFT IT WEIGHT TO ONE SIDE AND TURN OVER DRIVER SUFFERED SOME BRUISES. BUT APPERED OK.