Mining Incidents

No. 6 Coal

Beech Fork Processing Inc · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Van Lear, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518658

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003
Latest incident
Nov 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
27
citations
8
significant & substantial
$2,192
proposed penalties
$1,956
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
2004 Q2 411 16 3 38929.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2003 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator NO VALUE FOUND
Beech Fork Processing Inc · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF BUT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 11/25/03.

November 14, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beech Fork Processing Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON BELT LINE MAKING A BELT MOVE WHEN A ROCK 2X2X6 IN FELL FROM ROOF HITTING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT CUTTING INBETWEEN #1 AND #2 TOE.