Mining Incidents

Trap Branch Job Coal

Louisa, Lawrence County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518818

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2005–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
71
citations
39
significant & substantial
$8,055
proposed penalties
$7,384
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 Q3 990 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 12,494 8 2 640.3
2006 Q4 21,856 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 30,446 7 6 229.9
2004 Q4 2,096 11 6 5248.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2007 · 1 incident

July 12, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding a bushing installer while another employee was hitting the installer with a sledge hammer. The sledge hammer slipped and hit him on his left hand.

2006 · 3 incidents

September 22, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While changing brake pads on a rock truck company #87. brake caliber fell smashing middle finger on left hand requiring stitches.

August 21, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing steering part on a 777D rock truck. He was using a hammer to drive new ball joints into position. During this time he had a pain in his right hand and lower arm.

June 20, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was working on a rock truck unit #49. Employee was using a grinder disc which came apart and hit leg. Employee had laceration to left shin needing stitches.

2005 · 3 incidents

April 22, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller Bros. Coal, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hitting pin with hammer. A chip from the pin went into lower right leg. Chip had to be removed and required stitches in the leg.

March 8, 2005 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Bros. Coal, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee got out of the loader & walked around the deck. It had snowed & when he stepped down onto a little platform he slipped on the snow, lost his footing & fell injuring his rt. knee.

February 4, 2005 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros. Coal, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting portable water pump and pulled a muscle in his back.