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#7 Seam Coal

Bledsoe Coal Corp · Underground

Controlled by James River Coal Company

Big Laurel, Leslie County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1518455

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2002
Latest incident: Aug 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$4,067

proposed penalties

$3,767

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 Q3	0	0	0
2004 Q2	0	0	0
2002 Q4	0	3	1
2002 Q3	16,537	29	9	1753.6
2002 Q2	21,884	8	7	365.6
2002 Q1	8,061	5	1	620.3
2001 Q2	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

2002 · 4 incidents

August 14, 2002 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Bledsoe Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE 32ND CROSSCUT OF RIDGE TOP SUBMAINS. THE FALL WAS APP 20' BY 90' BY 10' AND EXTENDED FROM SPAD #155 IN #4 ENTRY THROUGH THE CROSSCUT TO SPAD #157 IN THE #6 ENTRY.

July 17, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Bledsoe Coal Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT HIP AND LEG BY RIB ROLL.

July 8, 2002 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Bledsoe Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN HE TURNED AROUND WHILE WORKING ON A SHUTTLE CAR. (NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 7-30-02 THEN STARTED MISSING WORK).

April 25, 2002 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Bledsoe Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT THE MOUTH OF THE FIRST LEFT PANEL OFF FIRST RIGHT SUBMAINS.