Mining Incidents

Colley Fork Surface Mine Coal

Clintwood JOD, LLC · Surface
Controlled by JOD Holdings LLC
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518931

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2006–2010
Latest incident
Dec 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
85
citations
47
significant & substantial
$32,072
proposed penalties
$31,829
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
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q2 2,780 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 4 1
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 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

8 on file

2010 · 3 incidents

December 21, 2010 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was cleaning the loading area with front end loader when he ran into a low place in the pit floor that caused the machine to twist him in the seat causing pain in back.

November 10, 2010 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating front end loader in coal pit when the seat bottomed out causing pain between his shoulders. EE did not tell foreman he had a work related accident until he was at the doctor's office on 11/19/10.

September 8, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was installing tire chains on Caterpillar 992 Loader. Left hand was caught between links in chain, causing laceration to left hand.

2006 · 5 incidents

December 20, 2006 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Apex Energy Inc · Flash burns (welding)

Welding was being done on drill. Operator got flash burns to eyes.

December 4, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Mechanic was performing service work on machine. While pulling on hydrolic hose, he pulled a muscle in his right shoulder.

September 20, 2006 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Apex Energy Inc · Flash burns (welding)

Dozer opr. was standing near dozer while welder was welding on blade. He called me approx. 5:50 am the next morning to say welding glare had burned his eyes.

May 4, 2006 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting out of his truck. When he turned to step out on fuel tank he had a bad pain in his lower back.

April 11, 2006 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Loader bucket slipped off a rock and the jar from the loader caused pain in his lower part of his back. He also said he had some pain the day before.