Mining Incidents

Montgomery Creek Coal

Kodak, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519255

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2009–2014
Latest incident
Nov 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
229
citations
60
significant & substantial
$168,244
proposed penalties
$77,863
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
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 441 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,599 5 0 893.0
2014 Q3 22,319 24 6 1075.3
2014 Q1 0 19 3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

November 24, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Diamond Mining, LLC · Fall from ladders

Victim was checking oil leak on Cat 777F and was climbing up a step ladder which was leaned up against oil tank. The fiber glass ladder split up each side causing the ladder to semi-fold and him falling to ground landing on right hip and forearm.

July 24, 2014 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
James River Coal Service Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a tractor and trailer off a haul road and the truck came out of gear causing the employee to hit a berm that was set up for a run away truck ramp.

2013 · 1 incident

October 7, 2013 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
James River Coal Service Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee was running a 992G front end loader and was prying rock from the coal and the bucket slipped from under the rock and loader bucket came up and went forward into solid wall.

2011 · 3 incidents

April 25, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tech was opening box with box cutter when it slipped and hit him in the leg causing a cut requiring 2 stitches.

April 4, 2011 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
James River Coal Service Company · Struck against a moving object

Driver error. Driver lost control of his truck.

January 3, 2011 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
James River Coal Service Company · Struck against a moving object

EE called another EE and said he had gottin the truck out of gear and could not get it back in gear and he had put the truck into a ditch. (Driver error shifting on hill)

2010 · 1 incident

June 7, 2010 KY · Coal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James River Coal Service Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Going down steep bank, slipped on slick rock and loose dirt. This did not become a reportable until 9/29/10. The employee had to have surgery on his knee.

2009 · 4 incidents

November 7, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic was working on a customer-owned 785 Rigid Dump Truck steering cylinder. He was using the drag link as a pry point, the bar slipped and came down across his right shoulder. His right shoulder socket was broken. Approximate time off from work - three weeks.

October 3, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was removing wear strips on a loader bucket. Wrench slipped cutting left hand, he received 5 stiches.

September 17, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James River Coal Service Company · Fall from machine

Mechanic was changing the fuel filters on a motor grader. He reached back for the grab handle, missed and fell backwards off machine.

January 18, 2009 KY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was installing a fan and pump on 992 G wheel loader. Fan and motor was sitting on machine while chain was bang repositioned. Fan and motor began to fall knocking him to the ground. the fan fell on the right foot. A blade from the fan cut throught the steel toe on his boot severing his big toe.