Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Marion Energy Llc · Surface
Controlled by James A Sigmon
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518372

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
34
citations
13
significant & substantial
$6,619
proposed penalties
$4,981
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 17,174 4 2 232.9
2002 Q3 13,484 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 18,702 3 0 160.4
2002 Q1 18,954 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 17,513 5 3 285.5
2001 Q3 15,459 15 6 970.3
2001 Q2 6,261 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

6 on file

2003 · 4 incidents

July 1, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marion Energy Llc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A WATER LEAK ON A VALVO HAUL TRUCK. HE FELL OFF THE TRUCK, RESULTING IN A BROKEN WRIST.

June 2, 2003 KY · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Marion Energy Llc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING A 1997 CHEVY BLAZER IN BIG STONE GAP, THE LUG NUTS CAME OFF & A REAR TIRE CAME OFF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EE STATED HE HAD HURT HIS BACK. EE DID NOT GET MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 6/30/03.

May 29, 2003 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer NO VALUE FOUND
Marion Energy Llc · No Value Found

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK. HE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

May 23, 2003 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor NO VALUE FOUND
Marion Energy Llc · No Value Found

EE WAS OPERATING A CHEVROLET PU TRUCK ON THE JERICOL PREP PLANT HAUL RD. THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN OVER THE BERM & TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE RESULTING IN A BROKEN VERTEBRAE IN EE'S BACK

2002 · 1 incident

December 26, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marion Energy Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PUTTING A PUMP ON A HAUL TRUCK. AT A LATER DATE HE STATED HE HAD HURT HIS BACK. HE STATED HE HAD HURT HIS BACK ON 12/26/02. HE DID SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 2/24/03.

2001 · 1 incident

August 11, 2001 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Marion Energy Llc · Struck against a moving object

EE BACKED THE HAUL TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING OVER THE HILL AT THE DUMP OVER TURNING THE TRUCK RESULTING IN A CUT TO HIS HEAD.