Mining Incidents

Triumph Mine Coal

Coalgood Energy Co · Underground
Harlan, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519308

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2008–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
430
citations
141
significant & substantial
$991,923
proposed penalties
$728,729
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 480 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 615 26 12 42276.4
2010 Q3 21,432 101 32 4712.6
2010 Q2 0 98 41
2010 Q1 0 44 11
2009 Q4 0 41 11
2009 Q3 3,164 18 5 5689.0
2009 Q2 0 59 17
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 · 5 incidents

August 25, 2010 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coalgood Energy Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a yellow hanger in order to free up a pump when his hand slipped and he cut himself.

May 26, 2010 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Coalgood Energy Co · Struck against stationary object

EE said (the next day, after working the whole shift without any mention of the event) he hit his head on the mine roof. *Please note that this alleged accident is still under investigation.

April 17, 2010 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Coalgood Energy Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE states that while rock dusting with a 2" hose, he turned and felt a sting in his lower back.

January 24, 2010 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coalgood Energy Co · Accident type, without injuries

Freeze/thaw and heavy rainfall caused surface rock to fall on and just inby canopy on #1 portal (intake) entry. Ventilation is affected.

2008 · 1 incident

December 13, 2008 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coalgood Energy Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employment was helping to remove ventilation tubing (galvanized, corrugated pipe) when a section of the tubing spun around cutting through his glove and into the area between his thumb and forefinger of his left hand, requiring 6 stitches.