Mining Incidents

Equality Coal

Controlled by ACNR Holdings, Inc
Centertown, Ohio County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519344

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2011–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
213
citations
62
significant & substantial
$158,260
proposed penalties
$111,469
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 Q2 0 2 0
2023 Q4 50 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 1 0
2022 Q3 1,636 4 0 2445.0
2022 Q2 172 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
October 28, 2011 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Two employees were in route to begin shift loading holes in #11 Pit. As they traveled into the West end of this pit and attempted to drive up ramp onto work area the highwall collapsed resulting in death to both employees.

October 28, 2011 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Two employees were in route to begin shift loading holes in #11 Pit. As they traveled into the West end of this pit and attempted to drive up ramp onto work area the highwall collapsed resulting in death to both employees.

Reportable incidents

17 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2017 · 3 incidents

October 30, 2017 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was in the process of removing an impeller when the ratchet the employee was using slipped mashing finger causing a laceration requiring three stitches

October 14, 2017 KY · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was cleaning outside widows on unit #107 777F Cat end dump, lost their footing causing them to pivot around while holding the handrail striking the handrail with their left rib area.

April 11, 2017 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee strained employee's back while replacing the ripper shank guard on a D-11 dozer.

2015 · 3 incidents

June 8, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

The employee was assisting a contract mechanic install a track on a dozer, the contract mechanic hit the alligator link on the track with a sledge hammer and a piece of the hammer splintered off and hit the employee in the arm.

2014 · 7 incidents

December 15, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Fall from ladders

using a ladder to change oil filter - while reaching for filter the ladder tipped over sprained right ankle

December 9, 2014 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was traveling from the parking area to the PC800 Track hoe that he was going to operate, when he reached his destination he stepped out of the F-350 man trip van and stepped into a hole or on a rock and turned his right ankle.

July 29, 2014 KY · Coal electrician, lineman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Contact with heat

EE was removing grease in the tub of Unit #347 dragline when he started feeling light headed, ee and another ee exited the tub of the dragline to get some water upon getting the water ee collapsed and struck his chin on the floor of the dragline causing a laceration. he was transported by ambulance to O.C.H. where he received eleven stitches

June 7, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the process of replacing the drag ropes on Dragline, he was removing the u-bolts that attach the new cable to a wooden spool. As he pried the u-bolt out, the cable spun on the spool and the end of the cable hit him on left shoulder resulting in a fractured shoulder blade. As he fell he sprained his left wrist also.

April 22, 2014 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 773F haul truck and stated the bed was bouncing up and down when empty, causing him to injure his lower back. Employee did not Communicate to anyone that he was injured until 04/29/2014.

February 14, 2014 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 777F Haul Truck, and sometime during the shift employee injured his back, employee did not report the incident until 3/1/14. Employee stated the incident actually occurred on 2/14/14.

2013 · 1 incident

February 11, 2013 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's truck was in the maint. area, his truck had just been in for repair. He proceeded to do his pre-op check on the truck when he lost his footing and sprained his knee.

2012 · 2 incidents

February 23, 2012 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

truck traveling up ramp front end came up turning over on its side

2011 · 1 incident

September 7, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A mechanic was installing brakes on a piece of equipment using a pry bar to hold tension on brake shoes while he inserted the rollers when the bar slipped catching his finger causing a small cut on it.