Mining Incidents

Mudlick Mine Coal

Martin County Coal Corp. · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518460

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
66
citations
17
significant & substantial
$6,504
proposed penalties
$6,504
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 0 3 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 1,102 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 22,619 39 12 1724.2
2001 Q4 13,400 24 5 1791.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2002 · 4 incidents

March 22, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

March 14, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS TRAMMING LO TRACK FORKLIFT BETWEEN RIB & TRACK. A PIECE OF DRAWROCK APPROX. 15"X 16"X 3" THICK FELL FROM TOP, BOUNCED UNDER CANOPY, STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER. EE WAS RELEASED BY DR. TO RETURN TO WORK ON 3-25-02. HE QUIT & TOOK A JOB WITH ANOTHER COMPANY.

January 13, 2002 KY · Coal apprentice, trainee HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin County Coal Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING HOLES IN A PIECE OF BELT THAT GOES IN THE MINER, WHEN HIS UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

January 2, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin County Coal Corp. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOOST 988 LOADER, WAS WALKING BACKWARDS HOLDING CABLES OFF OF GROUND WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A TIRE TRACK RUT TURNING HIS ANKLE SPRAINING RT. ANKLE.

2001 · 1 incident

December 6, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING OFF SIDE ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS STARTING HIS TEEL AGAINST TOP WHEN IT KICKED OUT. IT STRUCK AN LACERATED HIS RIGHT CHEEK. LACERATION WAS APPROX ONE AND A HALF INCHES LONG AND REQ UIRED 10 STITCHES.