Mining Incidents

Highsplint Strip Job #26 Coal

4TH Gen Fuels LLC · Surface
Highsplint, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519455

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2010–2021
Latest incident
Feb 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
59
citations
3
significant & substantial
$6,840
proposed penalties
$6,665
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
2021 Q3 146 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 10,842 3 0 276.7
2020 Q1 7,423 4 0 538.9
2019 Q4 7,589 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,096 4 0 563.7
2019 Q1 5,277 1 0 189.5
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 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

5 on file

2021 · 1 incident

February 2, 2021 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
4TH Gen Fuels LLC · Struck by falling object

Dozer was being worked on the dozer push arm slipped off roller frame and hit injured worker's lower leg and foot.

2013 · 2 incidents

May 29, 2013 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie Fuel Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted ankle while walking.

2011 · 1 incident

August 18, 2011 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Dixie Fuel Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

Ee is a dozer operator. He back over a rock that was not in his eyesight causing a jolt of the machine. This jolt caused him to be jarred severely causing a hurt back. He missed two days and is not back to work with very little problem.

2010 · 1 incident

August 23, 2010 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Fuel Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a haul back truck. It hit a rough spot in the road which jerked him sideways in the cab. This caused a strained back. Two days off and physical therapy has allowed EE to return to work with no problems.