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Evans Fork Job Coal

Miller Brothers Coal LLC · Surface

Controlled by Clearwater Natural Resources LP

Milo, Lawrence County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1518371

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 11
Years on record: 2002–2007
Latest incident: Sep 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

207

citations

115

significant & substantial

$74,004

proposed penalties

$64,488

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 Q3	726	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	30,929	21	4	679.0
2007 Q3	39,261	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	37,156	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	41,377	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	40,773	26	22	637.7
2005 Q4	40,286	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	31,360	13	12	414.5

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2007 · 1 incident

September 21, 2007 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

While dumping a load of rock & dirt, the load got hung in bed of truck, causing the trucks front wheel to come off the ground. When the load broke free, the front of the turck fell back to the ground and bounced the driver out of the seat. He did not have a seat belt on.

2006 · 3 incidents

December 27, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was welding on coal broom. A piece of metal got into his right eye.

December 5, 2006 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was building a road through shot to highwall. Road wasn't wide enough for dozer. Lower side gave way and dozer turned over.

August 17, 2006 KY · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE

Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was loading rock truck in pit. When he was filling his bucket, he hit a large rock in the spool and injured his back.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 13, 2005 KY · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE

Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was watering the haul road when the water truck came out of gear and it rolled back into a ditch. He worked next two days then came back and said his knee and ankle was hurt.

July 19, 2005 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE STEPPED OUT OF 992 G LOADER TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD WHEN HE SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL, HITTING FRONT FENDER OF LOADER BEFORE LANDING ON GROUND. HE BROKE HIS LEFT HIP AND LEFT ARM

2004 · 3 incidents

December 22, 2004 KY · Coal pumper MACHINERY

Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Struck by powered moving object

Hooking a chain to a corner bucket tooth on a PC-300 Komatsu excavator when the operator slipped and hit the swing lever causing the bucket to swing and strike the victim.

September 16, 2004 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF CAB OF ROCK TRUCK TO CLEAN MIRRORS. HIS HAND WAS ON DOOR LATCH WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED SHUT ON HIS LITTLE FINGER. FINGER WAS CUT OFF BELOW THE NAIL ON THE RIGHT HAND.

April 14, 2004 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE SAID HE BACKED OVER A ROCK WHILE TRACKING A SLOPE.

2003 · 1 incident

May 5, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE PICK UP ALMOST EMPTY BARRELL TO BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK, WHEN EE PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER RIGHT ARM CAUSING MUSCLE TO SEPERATE FROM BONE.

2002 · 1 incident

January 3, 2002 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE STARTED TO CLIMB STEPS ON FUEL TANK WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED, HITTING HAND & WRIST AGAINST STEP OF FUEL TANK.