Mining Incidents

Trace Branch Coal

Controlled by Thomas R Hamilton
Yeaddiss, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518000

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Sep 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
33
citations
20
significant & substantial
$3,331
proposed penalties
$2,558
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 Q1 9,755 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 22,514 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 23,792 9 6 378.3
2002 Q2 9,285 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

5 on file

2003 · 3 incidents

May 16, 2003 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT CONTINIOUS CLIMBING UP & DOWN THE EQUIPMENT IN HIS CAPACITY AS AN OILER DAMAGED HIS HIP. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE INJURY ACTUALLY OCCURRED. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 06/02/03.

January 30, 2003 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer NO VALUE FOUND

EE WAS PUSHING FILL WHEN HE ALLEDGEDLY RAN OVER ROCKS, STATING THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 12, 2002 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING OFF A DRILL. WHEN HIS FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND THE EE TURNED LOOSE OF HIS HAND HOLDS & HIS KNEE WENT OUT ON HIM.

June 18, 2002 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS RUNNING DOZER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.