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K-6 Coal

Harlan Cumberland Coal LLC · Underground

Controlled by Joseph T Bennett

Grays Knob, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1519117

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2008–2010
Latest incident: Feb 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2008

167

citations

significant & substantial

$53,197

proposed penalties

$27,525

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2	0
2017 Q4	0
2017 Q3	218	0.0
2017 Q2	6	0.0
2016 Q2	0
2016 Q1	0
2015 Q3	0
2015 Q2	0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

February 5, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Harlan Cumberland Coal LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was installing ridged rail belt structure. He was lifting with both hands when he felt a strain in his groin. He tried to work thru this for weeks and weeks, but then decided to consult a doctor, who found he had a hernia. His first day off work was 9-21-10. He is doing well now.

2008 · 1 incident

October 3, 2008 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY

Harlan Cumberland Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE caught his finger in between auger and auger barrel and pinched his finger to the point of cutting it. No bone broken. Six stitches required. He did not miss any work.