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Emily Creek Energy Coal

Martin County Coal · Underground
Lovely, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518627

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2003–2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
172
citations
57
significant & substantial
$54,320
proposed penalties
$54,116
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
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 4,520 24 3 5309.7
2009 Q2 19,075 33 9 1730.0
2009 Q1 0 8 1
2008 Q4 0 9 4
2008 Q3 19,039 35 14 1838.3
2006 Q1 0 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

9 on file

2009 · 2 incidents

August 3, 2009 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee had walked the main belt-line and came outside. He was at the drift mouth at A-1 belt. Employee bent over to pick up a piece of chain link wt. about 20 lb. He developed a sharp pain in his low back. Dr. at the E.R. examined him and said he had acute muscle strain, told follow up with family Dr., he saw family Dr. 8-5-09, and was taken off work. (Mine Closed 2-10-10)

May 8, 2009 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal · Accident type, without injuries

About 4 A.M. discovered fall entry #6 on 001 section, in return, 60' inby spad 2184. Fall was 55' X 20' X 5', there was no equipment involved, ventilation was not affected, passage of people was not affected. Area was breakered off, and we have no plans to rehab this area. Both MSHA and KY OMSL was notified.

2008 · 2 incidents

July 30, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Martin County Coal · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Member was taking lunch break, he was standing beside a service scoop when the rib rolled off and struck the Member in the side, knocking him into the scoop. Member was later found to have a fracture to the pelvic. This accident was called into the MSHA hot line when the fracture was discovered.

2004 · 4 incidents

June 21, 2004 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Marshall Mining Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

NO. 1 SHUTTLE CAR WAS GOING OUT BY THE FACE WHERE COAL WAS BEING MINED. NO. 2 SHUTTLE CAR WAS COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THEY HIT. THE NO. 2 OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE #1 SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR AND HIT.

January 6, 2004 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Marshall Mining Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ALLEGEDLY WALKING UNDER BELT LINE #3. LIGHT CORD CAUGHT ON BELT SPLICE, JERKED HIS HEAD BACK AND DRUG EE UNTIL LIGHT CORD PULLED FROM BATTERY. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

2003 · 1 incident

December 23, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler NO VALUE FOUND
Marshall Mining Incorporated · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CAT PAD TO BEND ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL - IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER - LEFT PINKY FINGER BROKEN.