Mining Incidents

Hampton Branch Mine Coal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518980

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2007–2015
Latest incident
Sep 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
281
citations
124
significant & substantial
$156,960
proposed penalties
$96,859
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
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 3 0
2018 Q1 7,095 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,095 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,141 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,121 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 2,804 0 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

13 on file

2015 · 3 incidents

September 4, 2015 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Revelation Energy, LLC. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning holes in beams using a drill and the drill got caught up and twisted his right middle finger.

August 6, 2015 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Revelation Energy, LLC. · Struck against a moving object

While pushing a tractor trailer up a hill the grader kicked out of gear. EE rolled backwards down the hill and hit the ditch and hillside.

July 23, 2015 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Revelation Energy, LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on cable from miner to generator. As he was trimming the cable lead, he cut his left hand with a utility knife.

2014 · 1 incident

2012 · 1 incident

October 16, 2012 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
James River Coal Service Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was turning water valves inside of dozer and caught his right thumb on a pulley causing a laceraion which required stitches.

2011 · 2 incidents

April 26, 2011 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Coal Service Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was dragging a fuel hose and the hose got caught on a rock pulling him around and hurting his left shoulder.

April 22, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting seals in a main pump on a drill. He was using a pry bar to pry the pump out of the gear box. The pry bar slipped.

2009 · 3 incidents

October 26, 2009 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was cleaning coal with a small loader and the coal in the pit broke causing the small loader to land on its side.

September 28, 2009 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Two 777D rock trucks hit each other causing one employee to recieve a laceration to the head requiring 7 staples.

March 7, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on dozer and roller frame block fell causing employee to twist left bicep muscle. Started missing work on 3/10/2009.

2008 · 2 incidents

August 25, 2008 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on undercarriage of D-11 dozer, hooked chain and chain slipped and pinched left index finger resulting in 5 stitches.

April 24, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repairing a dozer and a hydraulic hose flipped out of socket striking right eye causing laceration to eyelid.

2007 · 1 incident

November 10, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by flying object

Hit bolt with hammer & bolt broke hitting him in left eye. He was wearing safety glasses.