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Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Underground

Controlled by Progress Energy Inc

Kite, Knott County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1518587

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2003
Latest incident: Aug 2003

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

citations

significant & substantial

$1,184

proposed penalties

$1,184

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
2004 Q1	12,541	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	4,700	1	1	212.8

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

2003 · 3 incidents

August 20, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STRIKING OR BUMPING

Kentucky May Mining · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CRAWLING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ROOF BOLTER TO THE OPERATORS DECK. AN INSTALLED ROOF PLATE WAS BENT DOWN BY 2 PIECE OF FALLEN DRAWROCK. THE EE BUMPED HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF PLATE CAUSING A 2" CUT WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

July 15, 2003 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

Kentucky May Mining · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT EAR ON A CABLE BOLT.

March 11, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Kentucky May Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A CURTAIN AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT EYE.