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GHM #51 Coal

Controlled by Laird T Orr Jr.
Barbourville, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407079

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2017
Latest incident
Mar 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
14
citations
3
significant & substantial
$151,496
proposed penalties
$36,030
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
2016 Q3 2,060 2 0 970.9
2011 Q1 1,624 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,379 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 800 2 0 2500.0
2008 Q3 822 1 0 1216.5
2008 Q2 783 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,025 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 937 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 30, 2017 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Green Hill Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

While changing work cutter head bits on the coal auger machine, ee was struck by a rock approx 4 feet by 5 feet by 30 inches that fell from the bottom section of the highwall. EE was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 1 incident