Mining Incidents

Quillen Branch Mine Coal

Controlled by Wesley D. Burke
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518692

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
23
citations
8
significant & substantial
$1,753
proposed penalties
$1,693
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
2006 Q2 0 7 2
2006 Q1 0 5 1
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q1 1,642 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,920 5 2 2604.2
2004 Q1 1,200 2 1 1666.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2004 · 1 incident

May 27, 2004 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING A METAL PLATE. WHILE BENDING DOWN TO LIFT OBJECT UP, EE STRAINED LOWER BACK.