Mining Incidents

Creech #1 Coal

Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
Louellen, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518249

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
330
citations
125
significant & substantial
$47,587
proposed penalties
$24,587
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 Q2 1,708 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 13 3
2002 Q4 31,704 44 23 1387.8
2002 Q3 32,740 26 9 794.1
2002 Q2 33,250 45 18 1353.4
2002 Q1 34,448 13 5 377.4
2001 Q4 33,317 21 9 630.3
2001 Q3 33,736 29 7 859.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2003 · 5 incidents

July 7, 2003 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator NO VALUE FOUND
Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc · No Value Found

THE EE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER ROOF DRILL, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING THE EE ON THE BACK. ROCK WAS 4"X 19"LONG X 3". EE WORKED HIS USUSAL JOB WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL 8/26/03. HE CALLED I N ON THAT DAY AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO THE DR. ABOUT HIS ACCIDENT OF 7/7/03. HE HAS NOT RETURNED.

June 9, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CRAWLING TOWARD FRONT OF DRILL TO START BOLTING WHEN A SLIP CAME OUT OF THE RIB HITTING HIM ON THE BACK. RECEIVED A POSITIVE MRI READING 06/26/03 FOR A HERNIATED DISC.

April 12, 2003 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20'LONG X 18'WIDE X 3 1/2' TO 5'HIGH WAS DISCOVERED IN #2 ENTRY IN 2ND INTERSECTION APPROX. 700' OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION. LOCATION IS 60' TO 80' INBY SS #210.

February 20, 2003 KY · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING POWER CABLE ON A SLED AND EXPERIENCED PAIN BELOW HIS BELT. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 2-20-03.

February 17, 2003 KY · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc · No Value Found

THE EE ADVISED HIS FOREMAN THAT HE HAD TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE SERVICING THE JOY MINER. THE EE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD GO TO DR. LATER. ON 1-22-03 EE ADVISED THE HE WOULD NEED TO GO TO DR AT A LA TER TIME, HE WOULD BE BACK TO WORK WHEN HE FELT BETTER AS OF 1-23-03 THE EE HAD NOT WENT TO DR.

2002 · 1 incident

January 11, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT INCIDENT WHICH ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED IN JANUARY 02 RESULTED IN HERNIA DIAGNOSED MONTHS LATER. HE HURT HIS HAND IN AUGUST, PREVENTING HIM FROM WORKING. WHILE OFF WORK WITH THIS NON-WORK RELATED INJURY, HE HAD HERNIA REPAIRED. HE IS EXPECTED TO BE READY TO WORK FROM SURGERY PRIOR TO RELEASE FOR HAND.

2001 · 1 incident

May 6, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Powell Mountain Coal Co., Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. AS HE WAS TRAVELING UP THE ENTRY, HE PLACED HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE CAR CANOPY AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND THE MINE ROOF. FRACTURE AND LACER ATION TO LEFT RING FINGER. RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTIES NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

2000 · 3 incidents

November 5, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND AS HE TURNED AROUND TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL HAVING SURGERY 3/21/01. BEGAN MISSING 3/23/01.

November 1, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE LOADING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE ONTO SLED.