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Kentucky River Surface Mine Coal

Kentucky Fuel Corporation · Surface

Controlled by James C Justice III

Haddix, Breathitt County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1518525

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2010
Latest incident: Nov 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2005

citations

significant & substantial

$3,517

proposed penalties

$2,756

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Citations	S&S
2016 Q3	0	0
2016 Q1	0	0
2015 Q3	0	0
2015 Q1	0	0
2014 Q3	2	1
2013 Q1	0	0
2012 Q4	0	0
2012 Q1	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

1 on file

2010 · 1 incident

November 11, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE

Kentucky Fuel Corporation · Contact with hot objects or substances

Victim was using a cutting torch. His shirt caught fire and he sustained 1st & 2nd degree burns to his hands & abdomen. Treated & released at the hospital. Still off work to this date.