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Frasure Creek Mining LLC F-2 Coal

Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Surface

Controlled by Essar Minerals Canada Limited

Mcdowell, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1518353

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 2001–2007
Latest incident: Apr 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

407

citations

235

significant & substantial

$334,997

proposed penalties

$145,202

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
2012 Q3	4,491	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	0	0	0
2011 Q3	5,683	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	1,612	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,640	4	0	2439.0
2010 Q2	1,502	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	1,430	10	4	6993.0
2009 Q4	1,543	0	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

8 on file

2007 · 1 incident

April 12, 2007 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Was pushing brush-blade caught, dozer overturned.

2005 · 3 incidents

February 10, 2005 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

D8 dozer was pushing shot material out onto coal level. As he was backing up towards the back section, it appeared that the machine turned to its right, backing over the edge of the shot. The result of this caused the dozer to turn over onto a 15' rock wall.

February 10, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH CARRYING OUT AN INJURED COWORKER WHO WAS ON A STRETCHER. EE & 3 OTHERS WERE CARRYING THE STRETCHER. EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

February 1, 2005 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Right hand was drawn into verticle auger while cutting out bad verticle auger bit with acetylene oxygen torch. When the bad bit was cut, pressure was then released causing verticle auger to turn, drawing right hand into auger causing hnad to become lodged with the weight of auger on injured section of wrist and right hand.

2004 · 1 incident

September 29, 2004 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD BEEN INSTALLING A 70 LB DECK BUSHING ON A DRILL. AS HE WAS LEAVING THE JOB SITE, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION & SHARP PAIN IN HIS NECK.

2003 · 1 incident

December 8, 2003 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE said he threw fuel in stove fire barrell, white smoke started coming out then it blew up on him.

2002 · 1 incident

December 1, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by flying object

REMOVING AND REPLACING TILT CYLINDER, BEARING WERE BAD IN TILT LINK AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REPLACE BEARINGS. WHILE USING HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE BEARINGS & EMBEDDE D INTO HIS FACE.

2001 · 1 incident

December 10, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING TREES FOR A HOLLOW FILL. ONE CUT A TREE THAT FELL THE WRONG WAY. THE TOP OF THE TREE STRUCK THE OTHER, CAUSING NECK, SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK INJURIES.