Mining Incidents

Big Laurel #4 Coal

Controlled by Thomas R Hamilton
Big Laurel, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519202

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2008–2009
Latest incident
Feb 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
31
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,096
proposed penalties
$4,096
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
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q2 21,738 19 5 874.0
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 file

2009 · 1 incident

February 11, 2009 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was reaching a wrench under a truck to another employee, when the employee straightened up, he felt pain in between his shoulders.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 4, 2008 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was raising the hood of a truck; the hood was too heavy and pulled the employee forward, causing pain in his left shoulder.

June 26, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting a bolt off the frame of the excavator when a piece of hot metal went into his ear.