Mining Incidents

VFC-Louder Creek E, F, G, H Coal

Harlan, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519316

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
44
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,918
proposed penalties
$4,838
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
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 1 0
2016 Q4 0 6 2
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 1 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q3 1,049 1 0 953.3
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

2012 · 1 incident

August 8, 2012 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Fuel Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

In the process of dismounting he slipped off the steps and caught himself. When this happened he felt a pull in his lower back.

2011 · 1 incident

June 13, 2011 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Fuel Corporation · Struck against a moving object

This is an alleged claim, nothing was reported to management about an accident nor an injury. It is alleged that in the process of removing a large rock with his loader he jarred himself.

2010 · 1 incident

September 2, 2010 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calvin Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was getting out of truck cab to use bathroom and in the process of using bathroom, he let the truck door shut on his finger.