A roof fall in the #7 heading between crosscuts #17 and #19. Fall was approximately 100' ling and from 1' to 10 feet in height. Most equipment had been moved from the section prior to the fall and the rest of the equipment is now removed. Section has been abandoned.
Blackwood Coal
Cumberland River Coal Co., Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Jeffery A Hoops
Partridge,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519078
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
58
citations
23
significant & substantial
$30,686
proposed penalties
$18,145
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,335 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 23,858 | 13 | 6 | 544.9 |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 18,626 | 11 | 4 | 590.6 |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2008 · 3 incidents
Cumberland River Coal Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
Cumberland River Coal Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall in #6 heading between intersection #18 and #19. Fall was 50 feet long and 3 to 8 feet high. Area was cribbed off and equipment was being moved off the section.
Cumberland River Coal Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall at 18 crosscut between #4 and #5 entries. Fall was approximately 10 feet long and between 3 and 5 feet thick. Area was cribbed off.