Mining Incidents

K O Mine Coal

Graham Ky., Muhlenberg County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519303

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2009–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
33
citations
22
significant & substantial
$19,337
proposed penalties
$16,267
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
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q3 967 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,921 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 761 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 21,762 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 21,908 11 7 502.1
2011 Q1 21,886 3 2 137.1
2010 Q4 22,675 3 2 132.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

September 13, 2010 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oxford Mining Company-Kentucky LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Party was climbing down off dozer to check something, when he stepped down his foot slipped and he fell, holding onto the dozer with his left arm.

May 11, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oxford Mining Company-Kentucky LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Party lifted a sprocket segment which weights about 70lbs out of a box. He felt a pain in his lower back. Missed 1 day of work.

2009 · 4 incidents

December 3, 2009 KY · Coal FIRE
Oxford Mining Company-Kentucky LLC · Accident type, without injuries

The Caterpillar D10L bulldozer was pushing rock in the shot. As the operator started backing up he turned back around & saw flames coming from the engine compartment on the dozer. Dozer operator got off the dozer but the fire consumed most of the engine.

December 3, 2009 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oxford Mining Company-Kentucky LLC · Fall from machine

Injured party was pushing rock in the shot, when he turned around to back up & turned back around he saw flames shoot out on both sides of the engine compartment on the tractor. Party exited the dozer & jumped off.

November 5, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oxford Mining Company-Kentucky LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured party was cutting a metal band around a bundle of 7"X7"X8' timbers, when he cut the band, the timber rolled over on his left ankle.

August 20, 2009 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phoenix Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured party was caring a base for the tooth for the bucket on a track hoe. As he was preparing to put it down it slipped out of his hands and cut the palm of his right hand requiring 4 stitches. Missed no days of work.