Mining Incidents

Trace Fork #2 Coal

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 file

2024 · 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)

Employee was stretching to install a cable bolt into the drill hole when felt a pain in lower back

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.