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Inner Mountain Mining Inc · Underground

Controlled by George Chris Waugh

Hueysville, Knott County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1518594

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 11
Years on record: 2003–2007
Latest incident: Oct 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2003

992

citations

359

significant & substantial

$547,344

proposed penalties

$92,811

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 Q2	10,444	216	71	20681.7
2009 Q1	2,080	142	76	68269.2
2008 Q4	11,988	59	35	4921.6
2008 Q3	0	99	35
2008 Q2	8,750	12	2	1371.4
2008 Q1	0	50	19
2007 Q4	6,869	18	6	2620.5
2007 Q3	8,387	75	18	8942.4

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

October 23, 2007 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Ember Contracting Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee stated that he was checking the fire sensor line. His buggy got stuck and he tried to push it and pulled something in his lower back and left knee.

September 3, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Ember Contracting Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was bolting mine roof top and caught his finger between roof plate and mine top causing lacerations/cuts to left index finger.

2005 · 1 incident

May 17, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE

Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Riding on a electric buggy when he hit his head on the roof causing injury to head, neck and back.

2004 · 5 incidents

August 11, 2004 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING A BUGGY WHEN HE SAW A SCOOP STUCK. HE GOT OFF THE BUGGY AND HELPED GET THE SCOOP UNSTUCK. WHILE HE WAS CRAWLING BACK TO HIS BUGGY, A LARGE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM.

July 19, 2004 KY · Coal coal dump operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE BUSTING UP ROCK AND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET.

June 22, 2004 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAMPING A FEEDER HOLE WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT HIP THAT RADIATES DOWN HIS LEG AND CAUSES PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

May 22, 2004 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE TRAMMED A 482 SCOOP INTO THE #10 HEADING WHEN THE SCOOP QUIT. HE GOT OFF, TOOK THE PANEL BOARD OFF & BEGAN TO WORK ON CAPACITORS. HE STATES THERE WAS A FLASH OF LIGHT AND HE GOT A FACIAL BURN. EITHER DURING THAT TIME OR SOMETIME AFTER, AN IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE AREA TRAVELING ACROSS THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FROM #10 TO #8 & OUTBY THE OPEN CROSSCUT A DISTANCE OF 2 CROSSCUTS.

April 1, 2004 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY

Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS BACKING CUTTER OUT OF #10 HEADING AND RAN OVER LOOSE COAL CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS HEAD INTO THE ROOF INJURING HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS.

2003 · 3 incidents

July 25, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER WHEN RIB FELL INJURING RIGHT LEG.

July 7, 2003 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator NO VALUE FOUND

Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO PLUG SCOOP BATTERIES IN AND HURT HIS BACK.

June 28, 2003 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator NO VALUE FOUND

Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE BENT A BOLT & HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT ON VACATION 6/29-7/7/03. RETURNED TO WORK 7/7 & WORKED 7/8. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER OF ACCIDENT 7/15/03.