Mining Incidents

CHM 48 Coal

Rockholds, Whitley County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519819

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2019
Latest incident
Jun 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
41
citations
3
significant & substantial
$6,556
proposed penalties
$6,355
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
2025 Q4 3,515 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,037 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,953 3 0 503.9
2024 Q2 3,266 2 0 612.4
2024 Q1 4,168 2 0 479.8
2023 Q2 2,476 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 8,429 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,513 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

1 on file

2019 · 1 incident

June 21, 2019 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Contract Highwall Mining, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

The employee shut down the generator when the high coolant temperature light came on, EE then removed the radiator cap while the generator was still hot. The hot antifreeze come out onto the employee burning EE's hands, arms, chest, abdomen, side and underarm.