Mining Incidents

Mine No 9 Coal

Hubble Mining Company LLC · Underground
Eolia, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518984

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2011
Latest incident
Nov 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
475
citations
126
significant & substantial
$295,735
proposed penalties
$238,847
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
2012 Q2 10,060 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 10,465 23 9 2197.8
2011 Q4 520 39 12 75000.0
2011 Q3 10,297 10 1 971.2
2011 Q2 11,387 8 2 702.6
2011 Q1 520 10 3 19230.8
2010 Q4 8,637 12 5 1389.4
2010 Q3 6,230 7 4 1123.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 7, 2011 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Hubble Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A crib block is believed to have got lodged behind brake pedal & on accelerator pedal, causing a 2 man non-permissible personnel carrier to jump forward, pinning employee against a coal rib, causing death.

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2011 · 2 incidents

July 3, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hubble Mining Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was using hydraulic jack to raise component on Joy miner. When trying to release jack, it jumped out striking left hand & chest area, knocking victim to ground.

January 20, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hubble Mining Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was hooking up a dust suppression box at #3 belt head, stated that knife slipped, cut index finger on left hand.

2009 · 1 incident

February 11, 2009 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal Co Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was operating a continuous miner when a piece of roof rock measuring 4'x 2' 4" fell striking him on the back. He returned to work on the following shift but has continued to have problems with his back. He had a follow up Dr visit on 2/23/09 at which time he was taken away from work. He started losing time on 2/24/09.

2008 · 3 incidents

November 22, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading belt structure in to a transport vehicle when he slipped allowing the piece of structure to strike his right hand. This resulted in a fracture and a laceration requiring stitches to his index finger on his right hand.

May 29, 2008 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland River Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped out of the operator's compartment of the scoop he was operating and slipped, twisting his knee. He began losing time on 06/11/08.

February 26, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland River Coal Co Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE stated he was working near the section feeder, when a ramcar caught the suspended miner cable and bolter cable and tore them down. When they fell, the cables struck him in the back, knocking him down. On 3/26/08, he was diagnosed with a torn ligament of the right knee. He had surgery on 4/4/08.

2007 · 1 incident

February 16, 2007 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was assisting in replacing a hydraulic jack on the continuous miner. The jack slipped, catching the employee's left little finger between the jack and the miner frame. This resulted in laceration to the left little finger.