Mining Incidents

Kathleen Coal

KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Underground
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519447

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Jan 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
311
citations
80
significant & substantial
$169,862
proposed penalties
$144,685
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
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 375 1 0 2666.7
2012 Q2 748 6 0 8021.4
2012 Q1 21,636 20 3 924.4
2011 Q4 38,343 40 12 1043.2
2011 Q3 49,017 34 9 693.6
2011 Q2 3,414 53 17 15524.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2012 · 1 incident

January 16, 2012 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck against a moving object

Loading hyd. hand drill in scoop when he felt a pain in his lower back. The drill hoses was hung on a anchor pin. He started missing work on 1/23/2012.

2011 · 8 incidents

November 18, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck against stationary object

Loading straps and got cut on piece of metal that was on the straps.

November 17, 2011 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Accident type, without injuries

While making weekly examination of 002 section primary escape way a non-injury roof fall was found in the #2 entry 10' inby survey station 965. The roof measured approximately 60' long, 20' wide and 8' high.

September 19, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by falling object

He was traveling toward the face when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking his lower left leg. This resulted in a compound fracture. He was treated and transported to the hospital. Surgery was performed on the injured employee leg immediately, however due to the complications with the arteries, later his leg was amputated below the knee.

September 7, 2011 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

She got caught her body stuck while cleaning out material at a head drive. In trying to get her body unstuck she claims that she bruised her ribs and shoulder.

September 6, 2011 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

He moved shuttle car anchor up to the corner of the block, he twisted around to pick up the anchor and felt something pull in his back.

May 24, 2011 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was scooping the rib on roadway at the overcast and a roof bolt that was buried in gob, caught scoop bucket and flew back and caught him over the right eye causing a laceration. EE was wearing his safety glasses; the roof bolt broke his safety glasses.

February 1, 2011 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck against stationary object

Cleaning back board off at #2 tailpiece with a roof bolt, when the bolt came in contact with #2 belt, pushing his hand into the mine roof. Cutting left hand and requiring stitches.

2010 · 3 incidents

November 2, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by falling object

He was trying to get the top piece of drill steel out of the hole that he had just drilled. He had his left hand on the drill pot, while working on getting the steel out of the hole, when he pulled the bottom piece out of the hole the top piece of steel came out and hit the left index finger.

September 1, 2010 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by falling object

He was working on constructing an overcast and was handling a metal rail to put in the overcast. The rail fell making contact with his hand against the bucket of the scoop. This resulted in a laceration to the palm area of his hand and fractured bones in the hand.

May 17, 2010 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Roof Bolter Operator bending roof bolt and felt back "pop".