Western Kentucky Rail Loadout, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee dismounted the water truck and when they started to mount the truck they felt something pull in the left leg thigh.
Midway Plant and Loadout Coal
Muhlenberg County Coal Resources, Inc.
· Facility
Controlled by
ACNR Holdings, Inc
Centertown,
Ohio County,
KY
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1519165
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2008–2019
- Latest incident
- Jun 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
198
citations
67
significant & substantial
$47,074
proposed penalties
$43,561
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,033 | 2 | 0 | 983.8 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,869 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,071 | 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
10 on file2019 · 1 incident
2015 · 4 incidents
November 23, 2015
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
While unloading 6" polly pipe from semi-truck a piece of pipe became lodged and as employee walked up to side of truck the pipe became free hitting him in thigh. His foot was wedged in between two pieces of pipe already on ground, as he was knocked over by the force of the falling pipe.
May 18, 2015
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
The employee was cleaning the railroad track out getting ready to load a train when she slipped and fell injuring her back.
March 6, 2015
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
The employee had just mounted the 992 loader to start the engine as he was dismounting he was on the last step and slipped and fell on snow and ice covered ground injuring his head.
February 9, 2015
KY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was attempting to install a piece of expanded metal over a chute at the breaker to create a walkway, the metal slipped. As he attempted to catch it, he put all of the weight on his right foot which caused the injury.
2014 · 1 incident
October 11, 2014
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was performing a pre-operational inspection on a 992G loader. While doing his walk around inspection of the loader he stepped across the parking ditch that the loader was parked in and twisted his right knee.
2013 · 2 incidents
Armstrong Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee turned on a water valve to wash the floor in the Prep Plant. The hose that was attached ruptured at a repair splice causing the hose to hit the employee in the forehead. This caused a laceration that required medical attention. He received switches to close the laceration.
March 11, 2013
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Armstrong Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was prying a shaker box spring in place when the pry bar slipped striking his safety glasses causing a laceration of his left eyebrow.
2009 · 1 incident
Armstrong Coal Company Inc · Fall down stairs
EE stated that he had been in the control room area on the 2nd floor & had reported to his supervisor that he was not feeling well. The supervisor stated that the injured mineer sat at the table for 15 minutes, got up and left the room. The injured went down the 1st flight of stairs to the landing, turned & started down the 2nd row of steps not using the handrails. He fell.
2008 · 1 incident
Armstrong Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was in the process of doing maintenance on the E. underflow pump located in prep. plant. Before it was started, power to the motor was to be knocked, locked, tagged out. He removed the belt guard from the underflow pump; grabbed the motor pulley with his right hand while it was still running causing the r. thumb to be amputated below upper knuckle.