Mining Incidents

No. 5 Coal

Controlled by James H Booth
Lovely, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518026

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Sep 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
94
citations
19
significant & substantial
$7,701
proposed penalties
$5,071
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 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q2 1,162 11 2 9466.4
2004 Q1 18,779 17 2 905.3
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 5 0
2000 Q2 20 4 0 200000.0
2000 Q1 24,468 11 8 449.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

September 11, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coalburg Enterprises, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was walking around roof bolter when a rock fell in between roof bolts hitting him in the head. Rock was about 1 inch thick 1 foot wide.

May 21, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coalburg Enterprises, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF FOR ROOF BOLT WHEN DRILL STEEL BENT, HITTING HIS LEFT HAND AND BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.

2003 · 4 incidents

December 16, 2003 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coalburg Enterprises, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

FELL JUST ABOVE BOLTS FROM SPAD 1103 TO 1429 (3 FULL INTERSECTIONS IN #5 ENTRY. BUTTED OFF #5 ENTRY INBY SPAD #1429 LEAVING A BARRIER BLOCK 60" THICK. INSTALLED SUPPLEMENT ROOF SUPPORT IN #4 A ND #6 ENTRY BY ADDING ROPE BOLTS AND CRIBBING 4 RIGHT BREAK THROUGHS AND CRIBBING 6 LEFT BREAK THROUGHS IN AFFECT AREA.

November 11, 2003 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Coalburg Enterprises, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING A CONNECTOR ON A CABLE AND IT GOT FOULED UP. DRILL BIT KICKED AROUND & HIT RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER.

September 20, 2003 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss NO VALUE FOUND
Coalburg Enterprises, Inc. · No Value Found

EE WAS WALKING AND CUTTING A BELT CLAMP HIS FOOT SLIPED AND HURT HIS HIP.

May 27, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) NO VALUE FOUND
Coalburg Enterprises, Inc. · No Value Found

THE EE HAD FINISHED BOLTING AND BACKED BOLTER UP& WAS CHANGING BITS OUT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL 2" THICK, 6'LONG IN #2 ENTRY ON SECTION DRAW ROCK HIT HIM ON BACK OF NECK & LEFT SHOULDER

2000 · 7 incidents

June 12, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bethel Energy Corp · Accident type, without injuries

CHIEF ELECT AND MINE FOREMAN WAS CALLED OUT AT 6:00 PM TO CHECK POWER PROBLEM. FOUND ROOF FALL TRACK ENTRY #2 BELTHEAD, FALL MEASURED 18' WIDE,BY 60' LENGTH BY 5' THICK. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS.

May 24, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Bethel Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING TOP, DRILL STEEL WRENCH CAME OFF HEAD OF BOLT, MASHED LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION. WILL NEED SUTURES.

May 24, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bethel Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLOSING GARAGE DOOR TO SUPPLY ROOM, WHEN ROLLERS AND PINS BROKE OUT OF A SECTION OF THE DOOR, LETTING THAT SECTION OF THE DOOR COLLAPSE AND HIT EE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK. Y

February 21, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Bethel Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE WAS GREASING UNIVERSAL DRIVELINE ON LOCOMOTIVE, PUT LEFT HAND ON U-JOINT TO ROTATE DRIVELINE AROUND TO GREASE FITTING. (EE DIDN'T HAVE PARK BRAKE SET.) LOCOMOTIVE STARTED FREEWHEELING, GLOV E CAUGHT IN U-JOINT WHILE LOCOMOTIVE WAS FREEWHEELING, CAUSING REMOVAL TO TIP OF LEFT RING RINGER.

February 21, 2000 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bethel Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING HYDRAULIC PUMP ON 488 S & S SCOOP, FOOT SLIPPED ON OILY SURFACE TWISTED KNEE.

February 18, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bethel Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL CONTINOUS MINER CUTTING FACE OF #9 ENTRY PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN RIB AND ROOF BOLT STRIKING EE ON HEAD, RT SIDE OF FACE, AND RT ARM CAUSING LACERA TIONS.

January 11, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bethel Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL DRILL STEEL OUT OF HOLE THAT WAS DRILLED. CAUGHT MIDDLE RT FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND ROOF BOLTING WRENCH MASHING FINGER.