Mining Incidents

Maple Creek Mine #1 Coal

Controlled by Ferroglobe PLC
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519614

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2011–2015
Latest incident
Apr 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
74
citations
17
significant & substantial
$42,631
proposed penalties
$28,815
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
2017 Q2 3,394 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,123 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,035 4 1 794.4
2016 Q2 7,445 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,254 1 0 97.5
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 17,482 6 3 343.2
2014 Q4 17,763 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

3 on file

2015 · 1 incident

April 27, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Alden Resources, LLC · Struck against stationary object

stepping from track of machine to ladder - ladder slipped sideways twisting left knee

2013 · 1 incident

October 10, 2013 KY · Coal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Alden Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Tooth on loader bucket came in contact with a primer which had failed to detonate at the time shot was fired. The primer detonated when struck by the bucket tooth struck same.

2011 · 1 incident

November 17, 2011 KY · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator MACHINERY
Alden Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Material slipped from under the excavator causing it to turn over.