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Mine #3 Coal

Roxana, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518329

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
Jan 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
119
citations
42
significant & substantial
$16,368
proposed penalties
$10,851
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 Q3 632 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,640 4 0 2439.0
2004 Q1 26,671 7 0 262.5
2002 Q4 29,108 8 1 274.8
2002 Q3 8,470 15 7 1771.0
2002 Q2 3,110 2 0 643.1
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 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

13 on file

2004 · 1 incident

2003 · 8 incidents

November 8, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A OXYGEN TANK ONTO MANTRIP, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE 02 TANK AND FRAME OF MANTRIP CAUSING A LACERATION.

October 20, 2003 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATED HE HAD BEEN PULLING A MINER CABLE AND SETTING TIMBER ABOUT 30 MIN LATER HE COUPLINED A HAVING PAIN IN HIS GROIN ON RIGHT SIDE AND LOWER BACK MEDICAL DR REVIOUS HIM FROM WORK ON 10-21 -03.

September 24, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HOOKING UP HYD HOSES TO CHAIN SAW AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.

June 13, 2003 KY · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · No Value Found

EE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WITH DRILL. HE STARTED THE ROTATION AND HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE BASE OF HIS RIGHT THUMB.

May 27, 2003 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A COVER FROM ROOF BOLTER & SLIPPED RESULTING IN PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP & LEG. ER VISIT AND RETURNED TO WORK, EE WORKED UNTIL 6-4-2003 WHEN A MEDICAL DOCTOR REMOVED HIM FROM WORK.

March 13, 2003 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Accident type, without injuries

CONTINOUS MINER WAS CUTTING INTO BLEEDER POWER WHEN A INUNDATION OF WATER CAME INTO THE SECTION AT #1 ENTRY CURT FLEW. EE UNDER THE DIRECT OF RESPONSIBLE TENSION EVACURATED THE MINE.

January 20, 2003 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C. · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 1-20-03 IN NUMBER 2 BELT ENTRY AT 0800. SIZED OF FALL IS 20' WIDE X 30' LONG X 6-8' HIGH LOCATED AT SS #6. ROOF FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILAT ION OR TRAVEL.

2002 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO PICK A ROCK UP WHEN HE EITHER PULLED A MUSCLE OR GOT A PINCHED NERVE.

September 23, 2002 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER OPERATOR PICKED UP MINER CABLE TO MOVE AND BACK WENT OUT ON HIM. WORKED REMAINDER OF SHIFT AND WENT TO CLINIC THE NEXT DAY. DOCTOR TOOK HIM OFF WORK FOR OBSERVATION AND POSSIBLE SURGERY.

2001 · 2 incidents

July 12, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Gentec Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEEWAS BOLTING TOP AND HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLT AND PLATE, TWISTING HIS LEFT WRIST.

May 25, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING WOODEN BEAMS ONTO SCOOP AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.