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No. 5 Coal

Apex Energy, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by J Mark Campbell

Phelps, Pike County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1518741

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2004–2005
Latest incident: May 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2004

citations

significant & substantial

$1,338

proposed penalties

$1,338

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
2007 Q2	327	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	5,184	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	24,126	1	0	41.4
2005 Q1	12,202	1	0	82.0
2004 Q4	19,130	4	3	209.1
2004 Q3	19,040	5	1	262.6
2004 Q2	10,552	2	0	189.5

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

May 3, 2005 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Apex Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting off coal loader in coal pit to check coal. Ground was uneven. He twisted his left ankle thus breaking a small bone in the top of his left foot (thought he just sprained his left ankle when he saw the doctor later in the day).

January 18, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Apex Energy, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Cutting bolts out of roller cap. Blew holes out with air hose. Cutting blew in l/eye.

2004 · 1 incident

December 17, 2004 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Apex Energy, Inc. · Struck by flying object

He was trying to break a bearing free from an auger and a piece of brass came off and struck him in the mouth.