Mining Incidents

Spruce Pine Coal

Controlled by Thomas R Hamilton
bledsoe, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519796

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2017–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
35
citations
3
significant & substantial
$5,676
proposed penalties
$5,324
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
2018 Q2 24,245 4 0 165.0
2018 Q1 32,064 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 30,479 9 0 295.3
2017 Q3 37,180 4 1 107.6
2017 Q1 31,751 6 0 189.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2018 · 3 incidents

December 17, 2018 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nally and Hamilton Enterprises, Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was strawing at a pond spillway when ee stepped on a loose rock and fell down a steep slope injuring left ankle & right ankle.

May 1, 2018 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Nally and Hamilton Enterprises, Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was checking for a leak in 980 Loader, when the oil started squirting, ee jerked head hitting metal and cutting face beside the right eye brow. EE received (5) stitches.

2017 · 3 incidents

July 11, 2017 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nally and Hamilton Enterprises, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was taking D11R Dozer up on shot when the face of the shot broke causing the dozer to turn over hurting right thumb and spraining left ankle.

June 9, 2017 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally and Hamilton Enterprises, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping work on 785C Truck when a metal plate fell off the fender striking the employee in back of head. Went to ER and got (2) staples in back of head.

April 20, 2017 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Nally and Hamilton Enterprises, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was heading down the hill in 785C Rock Truck after unloading, road was wet after raining, lost control, started going side ways and hit a rock wall and turned over.