Employee was stretching to install a cable bolt into the drill hole when felt a pain in lower back
Trace Fork #2 Coal
Cumberland Coal Corporation
· Underground
Controlled by
Keri Findley
Eolia,
Letcher County,
KY
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1519909
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2022–2024
- Latest incident
- Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
270
citations
61
significant & substantial
$60,350
proposed penalties
$45,306
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 | 656 | 17 | 0 | 25914.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,278 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,272 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,550 | 2 | 0 | 1290.3 |
| 2024 Q3 | 19,736 | 21 | 6 | 1064.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 25,860 | 44 | 11 | 1701.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,560 | 49 | 14 | 31410.3 |
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 file2024 · 2 incidents
March 23, 2024
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Coking Coal, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 8, 2024
KY · Coal
examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coking Coal, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was carrying a piece of belt structure when they stepped in a pothole and twisted right knee. Employee continued to work until 02/05/2024 when they started missing over their knee.
2022 · 1 incident
October 13, 2022
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Coking Coal, LLC · Struck against stationary object
While hauling coal on the haul road on the KY side, a mechanical issue caused the truck to roll backwards approximately 50 feet into the ditch and wall along the haul road coming to a stop. The driver dismounted the truck as it was rolling and landed on an uneven surface causing a fracture to lower right leg.