Mining Incidents

Right Oakley Surface Coal

Ember Energy, LLC · Surface
Royalton, Magoffin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519459

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2010–2017
Latest incident
Jan 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
110
citations
48
significant & substantial
$19,254
proposed penalties
$17,646
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
2019 Q2 20,745 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 1 1
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 8,831 1 0 113.2
2016 Q4 19,352 4 2 206.7
2016 Q3 25,960 1 1 38.5
2016 Q2 20,011 6 4 299.8
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

2017 · 1 incident

January 27, 2017 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Ember Energy, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Our employee was approaching the pressure gun/wand (approximately 5 ft. away) during startup. Apparently the trigger gun discharged hitting employee in the face, knocking employee's safety glasses off employee's face and causing an injury to the right eye. As there were no witnesses, this is employee's account.

2014 · 1 incident

October 10, 2014 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Licking River Mining, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE went to a 6 inch pump that was not pumping. He removed a valve to re-prime the pump and hot water shot out and burnt his right forearm.

2013 · 2 incidents

March 27, 2013 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Licking River Mining, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE (mechanic) was changing the left track on the D-10R dozer until #L1-1472 when the chain he was picking up the track up slipped and fell on his right foot. He drove himself to ARH in Hazard and received x-rays no other treatment. His right foot was bruised.

January 30, 2013 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Licking River Mining, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE was replacing alternator on a D9R dozer (unit #L1-798) when he slipped on the dozer track that was wet. He reached for the engine compartment door to steady himself and caught the corner of the door cutting his right hand. He went to ARH in Hazard, KY and received 10 stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

August 26, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Licking River Mining, LLC · Fall from machine

EE was hooking chains to a cab to unload it off a step deck trailer. EE forgot it was a stepdeck assumed it was flat and fell. EE landed on his back and then rolled off the lower portion to his head.