Mining Incidents

Young'S Fork Coal

Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
Sassafras, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518104

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38
citations
17
significant & substantial
$5,288
proposed penalties
$5,288
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 8,121 3 0 369.4
2002 Q2 24,751 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 28,989 7 3 241.5
2001 Q4 24,320 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 28,070 3 0 106.9
2001 Q2 25,132 6 4 238.7
2001 Q1 30,342 4 2 131.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 1 incident

March 28, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond May Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS DRIVING A BEARING INTO A DOGBONE ON 9222011 AND A PIECE CHIPPED OFF HIS SLEDGEHAMMER AND WENT INTO HIS FINGER.

2001 · 1 incident

May 22, 2001 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Diamond May Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TOOK MUSCLE CRAMP IN HIS BACK WHILE RUNNING DOZER ON DRILL BENCH.

2000 · 2 incidents

July 28, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond May Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH DOZER; HANDLE ON DOOR CAME OFF AND HE FELL BACKWARD, HURTING HIS LEFT HAND AND LEFT FOOT.

June 15, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond May Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLIMBING FORM LOADER & HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TIRE. EE ADVISED 7-1-00 OF HAIRLINE FRACTURE.