Mining Incidents

No. 9 Coal

Taurus Coal Company, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Van Lear, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518385

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Oct 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
31
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,821
proposed penalties
$1,773
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 13,952 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 1,120 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 360 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

4 on file

2003 · 3 incidents

October 3, 2003 KY · Coal electrician, lineman NO VALUE FOUND
Taurus Coal Company, Inc. · No Value Found

UNLOAD A PLATED OF OIL BY HAND. FELT PAIN IN BACK.

May 7, 2003 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator NO VALUE FOUND
Taurus Coal Company, Inc. · No Value Found

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BRINGING LOAD OF BLOCK INSIDE ON A FLAT-CAR WHEN THE FLAT-CAR GOT AWAY FROM CO-WORKER HAD STOPPED ON MOTOR & WOULD NOT STOP SO HE JUMPED OFF OF FLAT-CAR CAUSING CONCUSSION & C ONTUSIONS. THIS HAPPENED AT THE END OF TRACK. THIS WAS REPORTED TO SAFETY DEPT ON 5-22-03.

January 7, 2003 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator NO VALUE FOUND
Long Fork Development Inc · No Value Found

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE ROLLERS ON A BELT MOVE WHEN HE REACHED TO HAND ROLLER HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

December 30, 2002 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Fork Development Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE WAS MOVING BUGGY TIRES AND TWISTED LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK WHEN HE PICED UP AIRED UP TIRE TO MOVE TO SUPPLY STATION.