Mining Incidents

No. 19 Coal

Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Lovely, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518630

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Jan 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
160
citations
52
significant & substantial
$18,723
proposed penalties
$17,208
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
2007 Q1 1,672 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 180 8 3 44444.4
2006 Q2 180 21 10 116666.7
2006 Q1 180 14 2 77777.8
2005 Q3 14,278 17 7 1190.6
2005 Q2 180 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,598 3 1 1154.7
2004 Q2 30,222 25 8 827.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2007 · 1 incident

January 9, 2007 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

The fall is located. 1 crosscut inby survey station 1497. The fall is approx. 800 ft from surface. 30 ft long 18 ft wide and 5 foot thick. laminated sandstone roof. 60 inch glue bolts. Entrance to fall is dangered off and supported. As per roof control and will not be cleaned up.

2006 · 9 incidents

October 19, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling belt & rock dusting, he picked up a bag of rock dust & strained his back.

August 7, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling belt line when he strained his back. He came back to work on 8/9/06 and worked until 8/14/06. He then went back off work.

August 5, 2006 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Spad 1386 old #3 entry 14' underground in old works fell in intersection. 18' wide x 6' thick and 20' long. Dangered off. Breaker timbers were installed and was using 5' bolts. Fall will not be cleaned up.

July 26, 2006 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall outby face in #3 Entry, 1 Brak inby spad 1508. Fell in intersection. 18' wide, 6' thick and 30' long. Dangered off. Braker timbers were nstalled. Using 5' Bolts. Fall will not be cleaned up.

May 4, 2006 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was bolting top when a piece of sand stone fell and hit him in the lower back. The rock was 1' thick by 2' long by 1' wide.

February 27, 2006 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CABLE. CABLE FELL DOWN AND HIT HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER (BRUISED SHOULDER).

February 17, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Moving power cable. He twisted back while atepting to throw cable. over out of road.

2005 · 5 incidents

November 18, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

800 feet underground inby fan in front of last row of bolts small thin rider seam felll. Employee cleaned fall up; rebolted roof.

September 13, 2005 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Working on beltline, belt structure fell and hit his right hand middle finger, mashing it.

September 12, 2005 KY · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

WAS PUTTING RAIL TRACK IN MINE. HE WAS WALKING ACROSS RAIL TIES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON TRACK HURTING LOWER BACK.

August 23, 2005 KY · Coal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLTS ON ROOF BOLTER. WHEN HE WALKED BY THE ROOF BOLTER, HE HIT HIS HEAD AND EAR ON ROOF BOLT PLATE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT EAR. 9 STITCHES. NO LOST TIME.

June 16, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Moving miner cable when he was pulling cable. He strained his right arm.

2004 · 4 incidents

August 30, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING BEHIND THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3' LONG, 1' WIDE, 1" THICK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD.

January 16, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A HOSE WHEN HE FELT A STINGING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.

January 6, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON TO PINNER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL PUSHING HIS HAND DOWN ONTO PINNER - CUTTING HAND.

2003 · 3 incidents

October 6, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS RUNNING BUGY. HE STOPPED TO MOVE 4 5 GAL BUCKET OF OIL. WHEN HE PICKED ONE UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN.

July 15, 2003 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A PLANETARY IN A MINER. HE RAISED THE MINER TO PUT CRIBS UNDER IT & IT FELL ON HIS HAND, CRUSHING LEFT 1ST & 2ND FINGER.

May 22, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eagle Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 5' ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE.