Mining Incidents

#5 Coal

Mayo Resources Inc · Surface
Controlled by James H Booth
Debord, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518384

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
2002–2020
Latest incident
Jan 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
211
citations
83
significant & substantial
$84,383
proposed penalties
$72,049
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
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 2 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

2020 · 1 incident

January 13, 2020 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayo Resources Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working on some reclamation. EE was helping put a drain in a pond when EE got foot stuck in some mud. EE slipped and fell hitting head on a rock.

2012 · 1 incident

April 4, 2012 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating Dozer running the fill and said his back was hurting him.

2011 · 1 incident

November 4, 2011 KY · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayo Resources Inc · Fall from machine

EE was getting on a excavator, he had one foot on excavator step and raised his other foot up to get on excavator and fell backwards on his back.

2010 · 1 incident

August 11, 2010 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on lever to let prell in the prell truck and his back started to hurt.

2009 · 5 incidents

November 12, 2009 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayo Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was priming holes when he stepped in a crack on the drill bench and twisted his right ankle.

July 9, 2009 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hitting a sprocket with a hammer and a piece of hammer chipped off and hit him on his right lower arm. He received 6 stitches. No lost time

July 7, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mayo Resources Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was droping pins on the miner and using a sledgehammer when his back started to hurt.

June 5, 2009 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

After maintenance was done, EE was gathering tools and when he bent over a slate bar was hanging out from the cat walk, EE ran into it. He got 3 stitches over his right eye. No lost time.

May 11, 2009 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayo Resources Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was getting off d-11 dozer when his foot stepped off of the step, When he landing on the ground. It hurt his right knee

2008 · 4 incidents

September 4, 2008 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping change a packing kit on a power head sump cylinder he was talking the bolts out of the cylinder head. When the head blew off and hit him in the upper left leg. He received bruising on his upper leg.

June 11, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was removing radiator hose on Cat 992 loader, when hot anitfreeze splashes on his left arm. Burned top of hand and arm.

March 11, 2008 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayo Resources Inc · Fall from machine

He was coming down ladder off of the highwall miner when his feet slipped causing him to fall and strike his right side on the base of the frame ladder. He fell 4' & fractured 1 rib on his right side.

January 3, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mayo Resources Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

He was tightening a bolt on the highwall miner. When the wrench slipped off bolt, he fell on his left wrist and fractured it.

2007 · 2 incidents

November 16, 2007 KY · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mayo Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Hi Wall fall, on SHM Miner #17. Approximate size of fall was 60' high, 20' wide and 125' long. No employees were involved. Employee was doing maintenance on miner at the time. Miner was backed away fron the Hi Wall at the time of the fall.

June 7, 2007 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

He was working on hi wall miner when he stepped off miner, raised up and hit his head on beam table. Cut on top of his head, got 7 staples. No lost time.

2006 · 2 incidents

August 5, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayo Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Getting down from highwall miner. When he stepped off ladder onto ground he twisted left ankle. It fractured top of left foot.

May 31, 2006 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayo Resources Inc · Fall from machine

Climbing out of grader he slipped and fell from steps to ground about 3 to 3 1/2 feet. Landed on right side bruising ribs and shoulder.

2005 · 3 incidents

December 30, 2005 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Install pedistal in beam for hi wall miner and strained his back was not reported until l 5-05.

September 21, 2005 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was watering road at Mayo #5. Going up hill when engine bulged down. Truck started rolling backwards, hit berm and turned over. Bruised his neck/hip/& left leg. No Lost Time.

May 20, 2005 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mayo Resources Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Working on hi-wall miner repairing piller box. Bent over using a hammer. Strained his back.

2004 · 1 incident

June 2, 2004 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD REMOVED A BROKEN BOLT FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE. HE WAS SLIDING OUT FROM UNDER THE UNDER CARRIAGE WHEN THE WELD BROKE AND ONE OF THE BOGGIES SWUNG DOWN HITTING HIM. IT BROKE HIS RIGHT AW AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

2003 · 1 incident

November 6, 2003 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS CHECKING ANTIFREEZE IN D11 DOZER WHEN HE LOOSENED RADIATOR CAP, ANTIFREEZE CAME OUT AND BURNED LEFT HAND.

2002 · 1 incident

June 10, 2002 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS BACKING LOADER UP TO GET BUCKET OF COAL & BACKED INTO HIGHWALL.