Mining Incidents

Red Oak Job #5 Coal

B&W Resources Inc · Surface
Controlled by Lipari Energy
Sassafras, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518717

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Oct 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
51
citations
20
significant & substantial
$6,286
proposed penalties
$4,154
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
2008 Q2 17,957 10 5 556.9
2007 Q2 14,384 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 21,089 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 26,825 5 3 186.4
2006 Q1 26,413 8 4 302.9
2005 Q4 27,044 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 30,661 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 30,624 1 1 32.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

October 17, 2006 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
B&W Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

As EE was desending the haul road in his loaded coal truck, his brakes failed at the bottom of the haul road, resulting in his losing control and going over a 25' embankment. Prelimenary reports are that his left arm is broken at the wrist.

May 22, 2006 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
B&W Resources Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As the employee bent over to start a water pump, he felt something "pull" in his back. Employee continued to work until Friday (5-26-06), his first day off work. As of 5-30-06 his diagnosis is pending.

2005 · 1 incident

November 5, 2005 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
B&W Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING A LOAD OF WATER UP THE ROAD WHEN SOMETHING BROKE ON THE TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO BACKWARDS APPROX 40-50 FEET. THE TRUCK CAB TURNED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD HRH WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

2004 · 1 incident

June 24, 2004 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
B&W Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

Ee was in the process of dumping a load of rock when he backed over a 2 foot trench. He complained of a lower back injury, his diagnosis is pending.