Mining Incidents

Butcher Branch Coal

Linsco Energy, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Charles Collins
Beverly, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518924

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2006–2010
Latest incident
Oct 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
1,083
citations
498
significant & substantial
$1,093,027
proposed penalties
$214,240
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
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 130 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 200 2 0 10000.0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 17, 2008 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Century Operations LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Unknown, most likely human error. Employee passed away on 7/25/08.

Reportable incidents

15 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2010 · 4 incidents

October 13, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M3 Energy Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Piece of draw rock fell scraping EE on the face causing a laceration to his lip and also scraping both of his legs causing a laceration to his left leg above the knee. This injury required stitches to his lip and leg.

October 12, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M3 Energy Resources, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was taking a strap off a bundle of roof plates when he hit the top of his left hand against another bundle. This injury required stitches.

September 29, 2010 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M3 Energy Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall was found on the date and time stated ni item 6. The fall was at Break 10 in the neutral of #3 belt. No equipment was involved. The fall was 80' Long, 18' Wide and 3 to 7 feet thick.

September 20, 2010 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M3 Energy Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A rock fall was found at the time and date stated above 13 Breaks inby the Portal between the #2 and 3 Entry (crosscut) during the weekly examination of this area. The size of the fall was 20' Long, 18' Wide, 2-3' Thick.

2009 · 3 incidents

April 16, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Century Operations LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was trying to unstop a suction hose when draw rock fell on his upper right shoulder

April 13, 2009 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Century Operations LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the KY Ridge Mains in the #6 entry between Xcut 26 and 27. The fall is approximately 40' long, 20 ' wide and 7-8' height. The fall does not effect the passage of miners or the ventilation system for this area. This area is part of an inactive area of the mine on the intake side and is examined weekly.

January 20, 2009 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Century Operations LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While prying rock out of tailpiece with a slate bar the bar slipped and the miner cut his left hand.

2008 · 2 incidents

June 19, 2008 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Century Operations LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Making belt setup, squaring u belt to put splice on, knife slipped and cut hand.

2007 · 2 incidents

2006 · 4 incidents

October 2, 2006 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Century Operations LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was setting headdrive when the chain ratchet slipped and threw him into the drive roller.

August 17, 2006 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Century Operations LLC · Struck by falling object

Valve stem hung up on tire. Tried to pry it off with a slate bar and it came off all at once and the slate bar with all the tire weight fell across the foot.

February 24, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Century Operations LLC · Struck by powered moving object

EE was struck on the left foot by the back end of the bolt machine.