Mining Incidents

Buckeye Strip #1 Coal

Jeff, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518738

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2007–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
207
citations
66
significant & substantial
$69,959
proposed penalties
$55,214
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
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q3 2,270 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,993 2 1 286.0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
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

2011 · 1 incident

2008 · 1 incident

June 13, 2008 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
James River Coal Service Company · Struck against a moving object

The dozer operator backed into the highwall, resulting in injury to the neck.

2007 · 2 incidents

August 31, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by falling object

The mechanic was lifting a front axel with his boom truck into the bed of a parts-truck when the chain slipped causing the axel to drop hitting the mechanic on the hand.

August 15, 2007 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James River Coal Service Company · Fall from machine

EE was getting out of truck. He turned toward the cab, got hold of the door, but not the handle. He started to step down with his right leg and missed the lower step. He tried to catch himself with his right arm and went down on his elbow. He felt and heard his right shoulder pop.