17 West Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
COAL IN RAW SILO CAUGHT FIRE.
17-West Preparation Plant Coal
LCC Kentucky LLC
· Facility
Controlled by
Lexington Coal Company LLC
Lovely,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518120
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Mar 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
54
significant & substantial
$13,008
proposed penalties
$12,948
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 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
4 on file2001 · 1 incident
2000 · 3 incidents
July 13, 2000
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
17 West Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS SERVICING LOADER. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
June 12, 2000
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
17 West Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING ROCKS AND HISBACK STARTED A BURNING FEELING AND JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE DURING THE DAY.
17 West Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object
EE SAID HE WAS LIFTING SPEED REDUCER SHARP PAINSIN STOMACH