Mining Incidents

Mine #3 Coal

Panther Mining LLC · Underground
Cumberland, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518360

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
640
citations
254
significant & substantial
$329,105
proposed penalties
$120,989
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
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 5 1
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q3 7,522 24 9 3190.6
2006 Q1 12,196 55 13 4509.7
2005 Q2 11,220 30 10 2673.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 30, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
H & D Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The victim was caught between 10SC shuttle car and an 818 Long Airdox ram car resulting in severe lower leg injuries and death.

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 2 incidents

November 15, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
H & D Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

Repairing a mantrip, it rolled and hit his left leg.

April 7, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H & D Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

Loose rock fell and struck employee's back.

2005 · 4 incidents

September 23, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
H & D Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

July 8, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H & D Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occured in the #4 entry out by the working section. The fall measured approx 60ft long 7 ft height and 20' wide.

June 28, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H & D Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the return air course inby survey station 433. The roof fall was above the anchorage of the 48 resin bolts being used and measured approx. 100-ft long and 90 ft. wide 2 intersection.

January 31, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
H & D Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Shuttle car rolled over his right leg.

2004 · 1 incident

November 3, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H & D Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Said he was loading bolt supplies and hurt lower back.