Mining Incidents

S-3 Candle Ridge Coal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Saul, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518504

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
18
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,181
proposed penalties
$2,471
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 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 16,530 3 0 181.5
2012 Q3 746 6 5 8042.9
2012 Q2 29,966 1 1 33.4
2012 Q1 30,636 1 0 32.6
2011 Q4 30,384 0 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

2012 · 4 incidents

October 8, 2012 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Revelation Energy, LLC · Struck against a moving object

While cleaning wall, loose material fell from top, hit left corner of loader bucket, throwing operator forward, causing pain in back of neck

October 1, 2012 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Revelation Energy, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Grinding off weld on a jack casing was checking weld and laid grinder on left knee while grinder was still spinning- cut into knee

August 9, 2012 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Revelation Energy, LLC · Struck against a moving object

While operating a dozer, backed over a large rock, which caused pain in lower back

January 4, 2012 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Revelation Energy, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Stepping out of truck & slipped. Hit finger on edge of step causing laceration.