ADVANCE MINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN THE #6 ENTRY 36 INBY SPAD #1251 WHEN AN UNCHARTED GAS WELLWAS CONTACTED BY THE CONTINUOUS MINER RIPPER HEAD. THE OUTER CASINGS OF THE WELL WERE DAMANGED; THE MAIN PRODUCTION PIPE CASING WAS NOT DAMAGED.NO INJURIES & VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. ENTIRE MINE WAS EVACUATED, POWER PULLED, FEDERAL& STATE AGENCIES NOTIFIED.
Big Springs E1 Mine Coal
Consol Of Kentucky Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
CONSOL Energy Inc
Mousie,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518115
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Sep 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
25
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,570
proposed penalties
$3,570
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,119 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 43,364 | 18 | 5 | 415.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 31,304 | 7 | 1 | 223.6 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,840 | 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
2 on file2000 · 2 incidents
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 9-7-00 IN THE #2 ENTRY AT SPAD #902. FALL WAS APPROX 90' LONG BY 18-20' WIDE BY 5-7' HIGH. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT IN TERUPTED. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4' FULLYGROUTED RESIN BOLTS. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.