Mining Incidents

DM-2 Coal

McDowell, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518472

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2007–2009
Latest incident
Feb 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
331
citations
153
significant & substantial
$307,486
proposed penalties
$10,937
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
2013 Q3 0 6 0
2013 Q2 0 1 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 1 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q1 28,224 55 26 1948.7
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q3 325 4 0 12307.7
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

2009 · 1 incident

February 25, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Fools Gold Energy Corporation · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Welding cutter head hyd/jack 14-15 joy cont/miner. Punctured hole in hyd/jack. Oil spray on both hands and face causing 2nd and 3rd degree burns.

2007 · 2 incidents

April 19, 2007 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Foggy Mountain Coal Co. Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on belt and he got hit with crib block while moving them away.

February 23, 2007 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Foggy Mountain Coal Co. Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was crawling beside a cutter machine checking for a leak and the tire pinched his right leg.