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Mine #8 Coal

Carrie, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518317

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Sep 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
83
citations
52
significant & substantial
$28,094
proposed penalties
$12,687
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
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 1,979 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,932 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 3,929 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,348 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,603 1 1 277.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 17, 2001 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · MACHINERY
Carbon River Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS OPERATING A CAT D60 DOZER AND WAS MAKING A PAD TO PLACE A 6" GORMAN-RUPP WATER PUMP ON. DOZER TILTED OVER, WORKER WAS PINNED UNDER DOZER. HE RECEIVED MASSIVE INJURIES FROM WEIGHT OF DOZER.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 1 incident

September 26, 2003 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carbon River Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

He was using a leveling bar to break loose a bolt and something popped in his neck. He said he was going to keep working, but if it got worse he would go to the doctor. He left to go to the doctor at 11:30. X-rayed his neck & was given muscle relaxers.

2001 · 2 incidents

November 28, 2001 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carbon River Coal Corp · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF A DOZER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.