Mining Incidents

Mine # 1 Coal

Lester And Sons Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Troy L Lester
Fedscreek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518626

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
731
citations
153
significant & substantial
$191,553
proposed penalties
$84,409
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
2017 Q4 3,640 37 1 10164.8
2017 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 480 23 1 47916.7
2016 Q3 5,760 47 8 8159.7
2016 Q2 480 40 5 83333.3
2016 Q1 6,308 31 5 4914.4
2015 Q4 0 1 0
2015 Q1 1,833 9 3 4910.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2013 · 1 incident

August 29, 2013 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hubble Mining Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Riding 4-wheel buggy to surface, a small piece of draw rock fell from roof, 1/4" to 1/2" thick , 6" by 6" wide. The sharp edge hit him above left eye, making a cut that required 4 stitches.

2005 · 1 incident

April 30, 2005 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Hubble Mining Company, LLC · Flash burns (electric)

When putting breaker in breaker and or tecepticle creating burns to hands and face flashed.

2004 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2004 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Hubble Mining Company, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

RIGHT LEG WAS CRUSHED WHEN 3 WHEELER ROOLED, PINNING LEG BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND 3 WHEELER, ATTEMPTING TO GET CAN OF OIL OFF 3 WHEELER WHEN HAND SLIPPED ON FOOT PEDAL. WENT TO DOCTOR, GOT STITCHES, RETURNED TO WORK ON REGULAR SCHEDULE.

January 2, 2004 KY · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Hubble Mining Company, LLC · No Value Found

AFTER CUTTING BREAK, DRAW ROCK FELL BACK OF LASTROW OF BOLTS.

2003 · 1 incident

June 3, 2003 KY · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Hubble Mining Company, LLC · No Value Found

MINER BACKING OUT OF FACE - MINER HELPER HIT BY BOOM OF MINER ON RIGHT LEG AND HIP AREA. EMT CHECKED, TAKEN TO PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. ABLE TO MOVE ALL PARTS OF BODY - SORE- WANTED AN AMBULANCE - SEEN BY ER DOCTOR, SENT HOME.