Mining Incidents

No 5 Coal

Beech Fork Processing Inc · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Debord, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518407

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
28
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,863
proposed penalties
$1,797
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
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 12,297 4 2 325.3
2002 Q3 11,317 2 0 176.7
2002 Q2 13,855 2 0 144.4
2002 Q1 15,105 1 0 66.2
2001 Q4 13,226 2 0 151.2
2001 Q3 5,042 7 2 1388.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

January 23, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) NO VALUE FOUND
Beech Fork Processing Inc · No Value Found

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SUPPLYING ROOF BOLTER WITH BOLTS WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

July 20, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beech Fork Processing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS INSTALLING INSERTS IN THE RIPPER HEAD & STRAINED NECK.