Mining Incidents

Liggett #6 Coal

Liggett Mining LLC · Underground
Controlled by James C Justice II
Mary Alice, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519234

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Jan 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
113
citations
38
significant & substantial
$122,624
proposed penalties
$24,943
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 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 20,365 22 3 1080.3
2009 Q1 18,353 16 6 871.8
2008 Q4 14,562 24 7 1648.1
2008 Q3 3,902 51 22 13070.2
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 · 3 incidents

January 19, 2009 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liggett Mining LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE was walking toward the miner to see why it wasn't running and tripped over the shuttle car cable, striking his right knee against a small piece of rock on the bottom.

January 19, 2009 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liggett Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While pulling a piece of curtain, employee slipped and twisted his back, causing pain in his lower back.

January 13, 2009 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Liggett Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While cleaning under the belt tailpiece, employee was using a slate bar to dislodge compacted coal and hit his thumb between the slate bar and the tailpiece.