Mining Incidents

Aces Branch Mine #9 Coal

B & W Resources Inc · Surface
Controlled by Lipari Energy
Hyden, KY, Leslie County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519441

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
261
citations
55
significant & substantial
$45,638
proposed penalties
$38,395
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
2025 Q4 13,268 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 14,097 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 12,650 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 19,043 4 2 210.1
2023 Q3 19,788 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,100 6 0 845.1
2020 Q2 15,496 3 0 193.6
2020 Q1 16,080 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 27, 2025 KY · Coal FIRE
B & W Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

B & W Resources Inc. believes an electrical short in the electric fuel hose reel caused the fire. The fuel hose reel compartment was severely damaged.

2024 · 2 incidents

June 28, 2024 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & W Resources Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee strained EE's lower back while pulling an oil hose from the oil truck.

March 19, 2024 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
B & W Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

The employee was operating a John Deere 700 dozer when the machine over traveled the work area and overturned. The employee was wearing a seatbelt and only sustained bruising. EE was examined immediately after the accident and released for work later that morning.

2023 · 1 incident

September 25, 2023 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & W Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The Employees left ring finger was pinched when the small, oil soaked hydraulic jack EE was holding slipped and fell to the bumper.

2020 · 1 incident

February 17, 2020 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & W Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

The employee was tightening a hydraulic hose. The wrench slipped hitting the employee over the left eye. Injury resulted in 7 stitches.

2018 · 2 incidents

August 20, 2018 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
B & W Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

Truck driver was going down a hill and went into ditch and hit rock causing truck to tip on the right side

August 14, 2018 KY · Coal FIRE
B & W Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A Caterpillar D10R Dozer caught on fire between 3:50pm (the time that the machine was parked) and 5:47pm (the notification of fire to company officials)

2017 · 3 incidents

October 7, 2017 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & W Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a sledge hammer to assist in the installation of a ball stud on a Caterpillar 777D truck.

September 7, 2017 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & W Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

There was no accident, the employee was suffering from a bulging disc in which employee had previously had surgery for years ago. The condition was worsening and while working on the job that day employee was operating a 777D rock truck. As the employee stood up to exit the truck employee's back was burning and cramping.

March 6, 2017 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
B & W Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

The employee was cleaning loose material away from the highwall in the #8 coal pit when the bucket on the loader hit a rock. This caused the loader to abruptly swivel hard to the right sending a jolt through the employees back.

2016 · 2 incidents

September 19, 2016 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & W Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee reinjured a previous back injury that resulted in 4 bulging disks in the employee's back.

August 16, 2016 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & W Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee has been placed on light duty.

2011 · 2 incidents

September 14, 2011 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & W Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

Cutting edge off loader and it fell landing on left foot.

June 6, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & W Resources Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Getting vacuum cleaner out of back of mechanic truck. Slipped on bed of truck striking right side of ribs.