Mining Incidents

Spurlock #2 Surface Mine Coal

Spurlock Mining LLC · Surface
Controlled by Blackhawk Mining LLC
Printer, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518998

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2008–2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
176
citations
62
significant & substantial
$120,357
proposed penalties
$81,473
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
2018 Q1 3,639 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 10,331 2 0 193.6
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 1,148 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,005 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 11,523 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

6 on file

2018 · 1 incident

March 13, 2018 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Spurlock Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SL 150 ladder too high. First step had to stretch to make contact with ground. Truck could have been re-positioned to prevent from being too high.

2013 · 1 incident

July 18, 2013 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blackhawk Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Driver was assisting in towing of delivery driver when he was moving out of the way he slipped and fell into a ditch line causing a strain in his left leg.

2012 · 1 incident

August 6, 2012 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blackhawk Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic was removing the wheel cover from a loader when the cover slipped contacting the middle and ring fingers on his right hand and causing a laceration requiring 6 stitches on his middle finger.

2011 · 2 incidents

August 22, 2011 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler OTHER
Blackhawk Mining LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Greaser walking to his truck felt a sharp pain in his left calf. Office secretary drove him to the hospital with a pulled muscle in left calf.

July 8, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blackhawk Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic hammering a bolt with his right hand while holding a wrench with his left hand. Left hand slipped and was struck by the hammer on his left ring finger.

2008 · 1 incident

November 7, 2008 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Contracting Group LLC · Struck against a moving object

6x6 truck model 740D overturned in haulage road due to load shifting and excessive speed. No injuries.