Mining Incidents

White Cabin No 6 Mine Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518366

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
78
citations
15
significant & substantial
$5,483
proposed penalties
$5,483
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 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 10,718 21 1 1959.3
2001 Q4 20,035 20 10 998.3
2001 Q3 17,178 30 3 1746.4
2001 Q2 6,924 7 1 1011.0
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

2003 · 1 incident

May 28, 2003 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Martin County Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Claim for pneumoconiosis - X-ray date was 3/4/14

2001 · 3 incidents

December 2, 2001 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING AROUND A BELT DRIVE, ANOTHER EE WAS STRIKING A BOLT WITH A HAMMER, WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WENT TO ER WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED.

September 25, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE USING TWO-PIECE 6' STEEL. STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIS LEFT FOREARM,SMALL LACERATION AND SWELLING TO FOREARM.

June 7, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE DRILLED HOLE, THE BELT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT, ALLOWING THE BOLT TO FALL. WHEN THE BOLT FELL, THE CORNER OF THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK THE RIGHT ARM OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE OPERATOR CAUSING A CUT ON THE FOREARM BETWEEN THE WRIST AND ELBOW.