Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Ki-Coal, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Kennedy Alexis King
Bonnyman, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519281

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2009–2024
Latest incident
Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
356
citations
75
significant & substantial
$236,857
proposed penalties
$95,278
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
2024 Q3 981 12 5 12232.4
2024 Q2 982 42 15 42769.9
2023 Q4 5,198 7 2 1346.7
2023 Q3 5,200 35 6 6730.8
2023 Q2 5,510 49 14 8892.9
2023 Q1 5,151 33 4 6406.5
2022 Q4 1,040 29 4 27884.6
2022 Q2 5,720 11 3 1923.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

June 25, 2024 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ki-Coal, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE was beating link out of cutter chain when piece of metal came off hammer face and struck EE in arm.

2023 · 2 incidents

January 26, 2023 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Ki-Coal, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Belt was wet when the clamps were installed causing them to slip releasing the belt line causing the accident injuries.

January 26, 2023 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Ki-Coal, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Belt was wet when the clamps were installed causing them to slip releasing the belt line causing the injuries.

2021 · 1 incident

September 8, 2021 KY · Coal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ki-Coal, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut belt off to get rock off of tailpiece and rock flipped over and cut EE's arm. Had to get a couple of stitches in arm.

2009 · 3 incidents

February 9, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ICG Hazard LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was walking down the belt line entry to the surface and stepped in a hole and twisted his right ankle.

January 20, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ICG Hazard LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SUPPLY HIS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, WHILE STOOPED OVER IN LOW COAL HE TURNED AROUND WITH SUPPLIES AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

January 16, 2009 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ICG Hazard LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Initially employee injured his back on 1-16-09. He worked thru 1-23-09. He went to the doctor on 1-23-09 and started missing work on 1-26-09. He strained his back when he bent over to pick up cable cross-over pads.