Mining Incidents

WINNS BRANCH MINE Coal

Controlled by Kevin Ratliff
PIKEVILLE, Pike County, KY  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1519933

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
8
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,144
proposed penalties
$1,144
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 Q3 399 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,001 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,305 2 0 377.0
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

2023 · 1 incident

February 22, 2023 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LANDMARK MINING COMPANY, INC. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE PUSH ARM OF A BULLDOZER, AND PLACED EE'S FOOT ON A SMALL ROCK, AND EE TWISTED EE'S KNEE, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, TO BE EXAMINED. EE WAS SENT HOME WITHOUT AN MRI. EE RETURNED TO WORK, FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT FAILED TO RETURN TODAY, SAYING EE HAD PAIN IN EE'S KNEE. AND WAS GOING TO GET AN MRI ON EE'S KNEE.