Mining Incidents

Kelly Fork Job Coal

Sassafras, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518806

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2005–2007
Latest incident
Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
42
citations
28
significant & substantial
$5,492
proposed penalties
$4,459
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 Q1 21,925 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 24,095 9 2 373.5
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

2007 · 1 incident

June 7, 2007 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Fall from machine

Employee had completed servicing a CAT 992G front-end loader, he was dismounting, when he fell and injured his back.

2006 · 1 incident

October 30, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing core from core barrel, his index finger on his left hand got caught between the rock & the drill platform.

2005 · 1 incident

November 18, 2005 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was hauling rock when highwall fell hitting cab shield on rock truck throwing employee against driver door.