Mining Incidents

Blue Ridge No 1 Coal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Oven Fork, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519228

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2008–2010
Latest incident
Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
181
citations
49
significant & substantial
$282,672
proposed penalties
$182,555
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
2011 Q1 21,074 6 2 284.7
2010 Q4 24,931 17 5 681.9
2010 Q3 23,380 25 5 1069.3
2010 Q2 27,330 23 8 841.6
2010 Q1 731 29 7 39671.7
2009 Q4 22,986 25 9 1087.6
2009 Q3 20,377 17 3 834.3
2009 Q2 584 8 1 13698.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2010 · 4 incidents

November 10, 2010 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

The mine experienced a roof fall measuring approximately 18 feet by 70 feet by 8 feet in the worked out area of the 4 right panel. There was no interuption in the ventilation.

May 24, 2010 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring 20 feet by 20 feet by 7 feet was found in the intersection of the # 5 entry at the # 26 crosscut of the 4 right panel. There was no change in the mine's ventilation.

January 13, 2010 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall approximately 18 feet by 40 feet in size was found in the return of the 3 right panel. There were no injuries or interruption in ventilation.

2009 · 2 incidents

December 1, 2009 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee has exercised his option to work in a low dust area (Part 90 Miner)

February 24, 2009 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

Employee discovered a roof fall above the anchorage in the return air course. There are multiple entries and the roof fall does not effect ventilation or travel.

2008 · 2 incidents

September 30, 2008 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had two buckets of miner bits in his hands, when he stumbled while walking back to the portal. This resulted in the twisting of his back.

August 15, 2008 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland River Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a roof bolter when he got his hand caught on a piece of bolter steel resulting in a laceration that required 6 stitches.