Mining Incidents

Job 55 Coal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Myra, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519411

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2011–2012
Latest incident
Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
23
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,653
proposed penalties
$2,653
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 Q4 4,285 1 0 233.4
2011 Q3 5,275 3 0 568.7
2011 Q2 5,241 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,233 3 1 573.3
2010 Q4 3,734 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,138 8 2 2549.4
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

June 19, 2012 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee turned over his Right ankle after dismounting drill while walking across the drill bench. This action caused him to fall, and in turn, fracture his Left ankle.

2011 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2011 KY · Coal FIRE
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

At approx. 3:50 p.pm smoke was detected coming from a drill (Unit #5025) after mechanics completed repairs on it and left it unattended on the drill bench around 3:30 p.m. Dorton Volunteer Fire Dept. responded and the fire was extinguished by 4:30 p.m.

January 18, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee did not report the incident until 2/2/2011.The employee went to the doctor complaining of respiratory problems.The doctor asked if he had been exposed to any chemicals and the employee said "another employee was cutting a bearing out of a pin bore when the grease caught fire.When a fire extinguisher was used to put out the fire, he breathed some of the chemical".