Mining Incidents

Band Mill 2 Coal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Eolia, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518705

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
2005–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
841
citations
266
significant & substantial
$362,397
proposed penalties
$347,316
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
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q2 2,360 3 0 1271.2
2013 Q1 0 9 3
2012 Q4 2,707 29 7 10713.0
2012 Q3 0 40 5
2012 Q2 0 9 2
2012 Q1 0 17 4
2011 Q3 590 21 4 35593.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

April 17, 2013 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was handling belt rollers when his shoulder started to hurt, employee had strained shoulder 3/4/13 but had not seeked medical attention. Employee was taken off of work effective 4/23/2013.

April 8, 2013 KY · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland River Coal Company · Fall from ladders

Employee was using a ladder to install an antenna on a pole when he fell twisting his right ankle resulting in a chip in his bone.

2011 · 2 incidents

April 25, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped twisting his knee, he continued to work until 05/02/2011 at which time he began loosing time.

January 24, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a miner cable when he strained his back. The employee continued to work until May 23, 2011 at which time he was removed from work by his physician. This accident has been under investigation and has now been determined (June 17, 2011)to be work related and reportable.

2010 · 4 incidents

October 12, 2010 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred in the #5 entry between crosscuts 86 and 87 in the mine's intake entry. The fall was above the roof bolt anchorage and measured approximately 100 feet in length.

August 4, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was struck in neck with a chip from pin as the track pin was being driven in with a hammer. Bleeding was stopped in less than 1 minute. He was transported to hospital for further exam. He was airlifted to U.K. for precautionary examination.

June 8, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was tramming the roof bolter out of the # 4 entry, when the roof bolter cable stuck, causing the cable to be jerked down. The cable hook struck the operator/employee on his left cheek, resulting in a laceration that required 5 stitches to close.

May 10, 2010 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding a pipe wrench attempting to loosen a pipe fitting when a fellow employee struck the handle of the wrench with a hammer. The hammer struck the employee on his small finger on his left hand resulting in a fracture.

2009 · 5 incidents

December 9, 2009 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee, was removing the insulation on an electrical cable using a utility knife in preparation to make a cable splice. During the process he accidentally cut his left hand. The laceration required 10 stitches to close.

November 5, 2009 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a rubber tired personnel vehicle when the front tire hit a hole in the road causing the steering wheel to spin around striking the back of his hand. This resulted in a small fracture to one of the bones in his hand.

July 13, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee has contracted pneumoconiosis (Black Lung) and is a Part 90 Miner.

May 6, 2009 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was operating a continuous miner performing retreat mining, when a portion of the coal rib came loose and struck him on the back, knocking him down. He continued to work until 05/26/09 at which time he stopped due to the ongoing pain in his neck.

February 18, 2009 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a piece of belt structure when he felt a pain in his stomach. He continued to work until 3/25/09 at which time he had surgery to repair a hernia in his stomach. He started losing time after his surgery.

2008 · 2 incidents

May 12, 2008 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading rock dust into a duster. He was bending over and lifting the rock dust bags from the mine floor. He experienced pain in his lower back. He continued to work until May 19th. At this time he started to miss work.

March 17, 2008 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was changing button belt rollers. EE used a come a along to pull up the belt, but had to install the button roller by lifting them and pushing them into place. EE was working in a stopped ot bending position.

2007 · 3 incidents

August 14, 2007 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking in an area that was 5 breaks outby. The face when he slipped and twisted his ankle. Left. On 8/20/07 He went to the dr and was diagnoised with a hairline fracture of the left fibula approx. 3" above the ankle. Accident became reportable on 8/20/07.

March 20, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that he was pulling on a cable when he felt "something give" in his right knee. Mine floor was wet and muddy. He had been diagnosed with a torn ligament in the right knee.

January 30, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated he was walking in the #3 Entry at 25 x-cut when he stepped on something in the mud. He stated he felt his knee twist. He continued working the rest of his shift.

2006 · 2 incidents

November 13, 2006 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred on the Franks Creek Mains. The fall was at break #72 and #6 entry, 1 break outby spad no. 13593. The fall was 4.5' thick, 8' wide & 25' long. The fall was located in a neutral airway. Fall was cribbed off and extra cribs were installed in surrounding area.

July 13, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employees was changing tires on the RD 800 Mack. EE was putting the inside tire back on truck when his middle finger on his left hand was pinched between the tire & spoke of the truck. He was taken to Norton ER stitched the end back on going to give a week to heal may have to take off first knuckel.

2005 · 3 incidents

July 30, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee hit a drill chuck with a wrench to insert it into the drill pot. A piece of metal came off the chuck and entered his lower right leg. He was treated in the E.R. and returned for the next two shifts of work. On Aug 3rd he returned to hospital where a Dr located and removed the piece of metal but in process damaged an artery.

June 6, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ROOF CONDITIONS WERE CHANGING & STRAPS WERE USED. AS BOLTS WERE BEING INSTALLED A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS RIGHT LEG. X-RAYS INDICATED A FRACTURE OF THE RT. FIBULA.

May 20, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ROOF CONDITIONS WERE CHANGING AND STRAPS WERE STARTING TO BE INSTALLED. AS THE SECOND BOLT WAS BEING INSTALLED IN THE STRAP, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT. X-RAY DID NOT SHOW A FRACTURE; HOWEVER, AN MRI GIVEN ON 5/27/05 SHOWED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.