Mining Incidents

Rockhouse E-3 Mine Coal

Jarisa Inc · Underground
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518209

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Mar 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
173
citations
80
significant & substantial
$15,846
proposed penalties
$15,846
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
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 1,930 5 2 2590.7
2005 Q2 3,125 7 5 2240.0
2005 Q1 3,105 5 4 1610.3
2004 Q4 18,500 3 1 162.2
2004 Q3 3,100 8 5 2580.6
2004 Q2 3,937 9 2 2286.0
2004 Q1 15,944 12 8 752.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2005 · 1 incident

March 24, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jarisa Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was bolting top when his lower right arm caught in drill steel of roof bolter.

2004 · 3 incidents

May 26, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jarisa Inc · Accident type, without injuries

This roof fall occurred in an area that had previously been abandoned. It was discovered while doing the weekly examination of the intake and return airways. The area has been cribbed off and has no adverse effect on the ventilation. the fall was approx 20 ft long by 15 ft wide by 8 ft high.

March 12, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
Jarisa Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE told foreman that he felt sick & his stomach & his knees were hurting. At the time of his complaint he was pulling a miner cable. He indicated that he thought he was getting a stomach virus. On the following Monday he informed the foreman that he was going to the Dr. for pain in his knees.

March 12, 2004 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jarisa Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST FROM THE HEAD DRIVE TO PLACE ON THE MANTRIP WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2003 · 2 incidents

March 3, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jarisa Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND RIB, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON NECK AND BACK.

February 4, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) NO VALUE FOUND
Jarisa Inc · No Value Found

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTAND RIB, STRIKING EE ON HEAD AND JAMMING HIS NECK.

2002 · 2 incidents

October 29, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jarisa Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL TO THE TAILPIECE IN RAM CAR. RAM CAR RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING IT TO SIT DOWN SUDDENLY JARRING OPERATOR'S BACK.

January 18, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jarisa Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

2001 · 3 incidents

December 14, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jarisa Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, APPROX. 2'X 3' ARRANGING IN THICKNESS DOWN TO ANINCH FELL ON EE'S SHOULDER.

October 26, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jarisa Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK UNDERGROUND. HE STEPPED ACROSS THE BELT LINE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INTO A POT HOLE, BREAKING A BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

February 4, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jarisa Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 5 GALLON CANS OF OIL ON HIS REGULAR SHIFT WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE STRAIN. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT OR GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 2-6-01.

2000 · 7 incidents

October 20, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jarisa Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING CABLE AND STRAINED HIS KNEE.

September 28, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jarisa Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANDLING CAT HEAD AND CABLE ACROSS THE BELTLINE WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

July 20, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jarisa Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLT AND RIB STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEG.

June 1, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jarisa Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE ON THE BOLTER WHEN HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE WORKED HIS SHIFT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ON MONDAY HE WENT TO THE CLINIC.

May 11, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jarisa Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP A HOLE TO CONNECT A BLADE JACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE END OF HIS FINGER. THE INJURED FINGER WAS HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

April 4, 2000 KY · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker POWERED HAULAGE
Jarisa Inc · Struck by powered moving object

SETTING SPADS IN LAST OPEN CROSS CUT #2 ENTRY, RAM CAR CAME AROUND CORNER AND DID NOT SEE RODMAN AND BUMPED INTO HIM KNOCKING HIM SEVERAL FEET. RODMAN STATED THAT HE COULD NOT HEAR RAM CAR DU E TO OTHER EQUIPMENT RUNNING.

March 25, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jarisa Inc · Fall from ladders

EE WAS HANGING POWER CABLE OUTSIDE STANDING ON A LADDER. HE HAD A ROPE PULLING THE CABLE TIGHT. THE ROPE BROKE AND SLIDE KNOCKING THE EE OFF THE LADDER ONTO THE GROUND.