Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

T.R.C. Mining Corporation · Underground
Deane, KY, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518654

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
300
citations
97
significant & substantial
$38,708
proposed penalties
$38,073
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 Q3 339 1 0 2949.9
2007 Q2 2,080 28 13 13461.5
2007 Q1 1,877 8 1 4262.1
2006 Q4 1,907 7 3 3670.7
2006 Q3 1,900 16 9 8421.1
2006 Q2 16,153 15 9 928.6
2005 Q4 3,358 40 17 11911.9
2005 Q3 480 25 3 52083.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2007 · 1 incident

March 12, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
T.R.C. Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was bolting roof and caught his left thumb between pot and bolt. This crushed bones in the end of his thumb.

2005 · 4 incidents

September 7, 2005 KY · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J. & R. Coal Co. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a belt when one employee was installing a splice and the injured employee placed his hand in the wrong location and his right index finger was crushed.

August 13, 2005 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
J. & R. Coal Co. · Struck by flying object

Employee was installing belt rollers on belt line when one belt roller flew back and hit him in the right side of the head.

April 11, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J. & R. Coal Co. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was operating roof bolter when he dropped a piece of steel. EE went to pick up steel and accidentally hit lever on bolter. EE caught his left hand in roof bolter, lacerating his left index and left middle fingers.

March 1, 2005 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J. & R. Coal Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was swinging a hammer to bust up coal and hit his finger with a hammer against the tailpiece. Injuring his left index finger.

2004 · 9 incidents

December 28, 2004 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J. & R. Coal Co. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was tamping a place to shoot explosives when he pulled the tamp stick backa nd caught his right hand on a roof bolt.

December 28, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
J. & R. Coal Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE RIDING MANTRIP OUT. HIS BATTERY FOR HIS LIGHT ON HIS SIDE CAUGHT THE ROOF, CAUSING EE TO ROLL AND GET PINNED BETWEEN THE MANTRIP AND THE ROOF, BREAKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER, 3 RIBS AND INJURING HIS LUNG.

December 6, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J. & R. Coal Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was roof bolting when he dropped his pot to put another piece of steel in and hit the wrong lever, causing the steel to hit his left index finger, lacerating it.

November 4, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J. & R. Coal Co. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a roof bolter when he tore a ligament and lacerated his left middle finger.

September 22, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J. & R. Coal Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE ARM OF THE ROOF BOLTER. HE RAISED THE POT UP AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE ARM AND THE BOLTER JACK.

September 20, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J. & R. Coal Co. · Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall in the #3 entry 18' long 18' wide and 4' high occurred on the p.m. shift.

July 26, 2004 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J. & R. Coal Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE BELT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE, TEARING CARTILAGE AND SPRAINING HIS KNEE.

June 30, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J. & R. Coal Co. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON THE RT. SHOULDER BLADE & RT. SIDE OF HIS BACK.

January 7, 2004 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J. & R. Coal Co. · Fall from machine

EE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER OF AN INLOADER & FELL, INJURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

2003 · 2 incidents

November 4, 2003 KY · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J. & R. Coal Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ENGINEERING SERVICES BEING PERFORMED ON SECTION-SETTING SPADS SECTION HEIGHT 31"=38", WHILE SETTING SECTION, COMPLAINED OF PAIN, BROUGHT OUTSIDE AND BACK TO OFFICE.

October 31, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J. & R. Coal Co. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP.