Mining Incidents

Liggett #8 Coal

Liggett Mining LLC · Underground
Controlled by James C Justice II
Harlan, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519567

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2012–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
138
citations
28
significant & substantial
$21,871
proposed penalties
$19,039
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
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q4 1,673 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,255 7 1 3104.2
2013 Q1 5,436 38 11 6990.4
2012 Q3 32,797 19 3 579.3
2012 Q2 5,874 21 5 3575.1
2012 Q1 4,492 32 5 7123.8
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

2013 · 3 incidents

April 12, 2013 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liggett Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was dragging an oxygen tank to the continuous miner, to assist in making repairs to this machine. When the employee attempted to stand the oxygen tank up, he stated he felt pain and burning in his lower back.

April 1, 2013 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liggett Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

fracture of left leg below knee cap

March 20, 2013 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liggett Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BROKEN HEAD-JACK PIN, FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER, ONTO THE SCOOP, AND MASHED HIS RIGHT, MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE SCOOP, CAUSING A LACERATION.

2012 · 2 incidents

April 25, 2012 KY · Coal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liggett Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The injured person had raised a lid on the continuous miner and did not hinge it all the way to the rear. The lid closed on his right index finger.

April 18, 2012 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Liggett Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The accident victim was shoveling loose coal along the belt line. When attempting to unload the shovel, it came in contact with the belt line causing the shovel to wedge against the mine roof, straining the victims shoulder.