Mining Incidents

Mine #5 Coal

Controlled by Ferroglobe PLC
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518426

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2007–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
499
citations
115
significant & substantial
$97,315
proposed penalties
$92,615
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
2024 Q2 12,933 24 4 1855.7
2024 Q1 520 25 1 48076.9
2023 Q3 16,367 10 3 611.0
2023 Q2 15,781 8 2 506.9
2022 Q4 5,100 19 11 3725.5
2022 Q3 17,982 14 2 778.6
2021 Q4 18,856 4 0 212.1
2021 Q3 14,754 8 2 542.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2024 · 1 incident

January 16, 2024 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The mine foreman was assisting in getting the belt drive in the pit unclogged. The belt had somehow become tangled in the drive rollers. They were trying to pull slack in the top belt when the hook failed on the chain hoist (come-a-long). The hoist struck the foreman in the shoulder and the side of the head. EE had a cut that had to have staples and perforated ear drum.

2023 · 1 incident

February 10, 2023 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a chain hoist to pull (align) the "low-low" belt structure when the chain hoist broke loose from the anchor point and struck EE in the side of the head.

2022 · 1 incident

May 3, 2022 KY · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor OTHER
Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was on their knees marking centerline and when they got up to a "duck walking" position, their knee "popped" causing some pain. The knee has bothered them intermittently since, so they went to a specialist and had surgery on 9-26-2022. Employee returned to work the next day and is now on restricted work duty on the surface.

2021 · 1 incident

August 30, 2021 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee (foreman) was on a personnel carrier while by self. EE said EE backed up and struck EE's head on a brow causing a sore neck. EE finished the shift and didn't want medical attention. EE didn't go to the doctor until weeks after the accident.

2020 · 1 incident

September 30, 2020 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee putting a guard back on the tail piece when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back.

2018 · 2 incidents

December 4, 2018 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was tightening the conveyor chain on the MBC, and the grease fitting on the jack blew out, striking EE's left hand.

August 7, 2018 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC · Struck by falling object

Bolt steel got hung in top and EE tried to get it out and slipped and hit EE's chest on the drill pot. The bolt steel fell out striking EE's pinky finger.

2015 · 1 incident

May 14, 2015 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Knox Operating LLC. · Struck by powered moving object

Working on foot shaft on Joy 14-9 continuous miner. Had scoop hook to change pulling it and got hit with claw in the back and rib on left side of body.

2007 · 1 incident

July 25, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Alden Resources LLC · Rubbed or abraded

Right Knee of employee swollen up due to Crawling in low coal.