Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object
Operator was pulling draw rock off top of miner when rock slipped off machine resulting in a cut to palm of left hand.
No.4 Coal
Trump Energy, Corp.
· Underground
Controlled by
Janet R Bryant
Regina,
Pike County,
KY
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1519776
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2018–2019
- Latest incident
- Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
288
citations
49
significant & substantial
$53,122
proposed penalties
$35,897
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,134 | 24 | 6 | 7657.9 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,040 | 62 | 6 | 59615.4 |
| 2020 Q4 | 600 | 1 | 0 | 1666.7 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 7,891 | 9 | 3 | 1140.5 |
| 2019 Q4 | 5,716 | 14 | 2 | 2449.3 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2019 · 1 incident
2018 · 3 incidents
December 28, 2018
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object
Employee was installing roof straps and turned and struck strap causing laceration to left side of face
December 21, 2018
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was operating a shuttle car and was trying to move a ventilation curtain with EE's left hand and caught EE's left ring finger between coal rib and canopy of scoop.
August 27, 2018
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Striking a roof jack and hit left index finger between jack and hammer.