Mining Incidents

Ky No. Mine 1 Coal

Middle Fork Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Xinergy Ltd
BEVERLY, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518571

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2004–2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
989
citations
411
significant & substantial
$455,047
proposed penalties
$70,102
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
2009 Q4 0 4 2
2009 Q3 2,589 130 56 50212.4
2008 Q3 20,129 114 41 5663.5
2008 Q2 20,934 71 26 3391.6
2007 Q4 2,609 77 38 29513.2
2007 Q3 1,693 71 20 41937.4
2007 Q2 1,867 50 17 26780.9
2006 Q2 20,716 3 0 144.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2009 · 1 incident

September 16, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Middle Fork Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was installing roof bolts with straps and the straps slipped, swinging around striking him across the nose and right arm causing lacerations to both.

2008 · 3 incidents

June 26, 2008 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
L & E Mining · Struck by falling object

Employee struck top with hard hat; dirt and rock fell into employee's left eye.

June 24, 2008 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
L & E Mining · Struck against a moving object

Employee was riding mantrip and got into top.

May 16, 2008 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & E Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was changing bottom stands on belt line. #2 was pulling stand out from under belt. Stand got caught and then as pulling hand it came loose and the frame on stand against hand hit 4" water line, resulting in hand being mashed between them.

2006 · 2 incidents

January 12, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kelco Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was installing roof bolts was drilling a hole and a piece of draw rock fell, hit canopy he was unless and bounced off and landed on right leg.

January 9, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kelco Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE SAID A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM WHILE HELPING MOVE ROOF BOLTER ACROSS SECTION. EMPLOYEE SAID IT HAPPENED BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRY. WAS NO WITNESS TO ACCIDENT, TOLD GEN MINE FOREMAN THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS HURT. WAS GIVEN 1ST AID AND SENT TO HOSPITAL TO GET STITCHES.

2005 · 4 incidents

August 25, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Free Dome Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE. X-RAYS SHOWED A FRACTURE

July 11, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Free Dome Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

PRESHIFT EXAMINER FOUND THE ROCK FALL ON THE DATE AND TIME STATED IN ITEM 6 + 7. THE FALL WAS 30' LOND, 19' WIDE AND 4 TO 5' THICK

June 6, 2005 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Free Dome Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A CABLE. THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED, HITTING HIM ON THE INDEX FINGER. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SIX STITCHES

April 28, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Free Dome Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was pulling on a strap pull muscle in shoulder. The date stated in item 6's when this became reportable.

2004 · 4 incidents

November 18, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Free Dome Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCKFALL WAS FOUND DURING WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE INTAKE AIR COURSE ON THE DATE AND TIME STATED IN ITEM 6.

October 14, 2004 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Free Dome Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL STRIKING THE EDGE OF THE MINER THEN HITTING EE ON THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.

August 10, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Free Dome Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Rockfall was found on the date and time in item 6. the fall was 30' long 20' wide 4-5' thick, located at spad 228 in #5 entry on first right.

June 3, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Free Dome Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall was found during preshift examination on the date stated above, the fall was approx 70' long 19' wide 2-6' thick, located in the #3 entry on the 3rd main.