Mining Incidents

#3 Coal

Hueysville, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518296

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
15
significant & substantial
$3,896
proposed penalties
$3,896
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 14,524 5 1 344.3
2002 Q3 13,044 3 1 230.0
2002 Q2 15,231 2 1 131.3
2002 Q1 17,937 7 1 390.3
2001 Q4 16,968 9 2 530.4
2001 Q3 15,993 10 4 625.3
2001 Q2 18,220 3 0 164.7
2001 Q1 17,183 5 1 291.0
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 file

2002 · 1 incident

February 21, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murriell-Don Coal Co Incorporated · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER STUCK IN LOOSE COAL #1 BOLTER PUSHED #2 BOLTER CAUSING #2 BOLTER TO SPIN INTO RIB.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Murriell-Don Coal Co Incorporated · Struck by falling object

SCRAPING RIB PIECE OF ROCK (1'LONG, 1 1/2'WIDE, 3"THICK) FELL FROM TOP HITTING OVER RIGHT EYE CAUSING CUT.

2000 · 1 incident

November 16, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Murriell-Don Coal Co Incorporated · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF LOADER FELL ON GROUND HITTING ARM ON BLOCKS OF COAL. CUTTING LEFT ARM.