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AEP Kentucky Coal, L. L. C. operator

Controlled by American Electric Power Company Inc

MSHA operator ID: 0050002

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 123
Mines on record: 13
Years on record: 2001–2006

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

503

citations

184

significant & substantial

$93,138

proposed penalties

$77,123

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 7 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 42 non-fatal
MACHINERY 23 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 21 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 9 non-fatal
NO VALUE FOUND 7 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2006

2005

2004

2003

51 (1f)

2002

49 (1f)

2001

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

January 30, 2003 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C · Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP TO KNOCK OUT A STOPPING BETWEEN ENTRIES & CLEAN UP BLOCKS & OTHER MATERIAL. WHILE SCOOPING, THE BUCKET PICKED UP A 20' SECTION OF 4" DIAMETER HARD PLASTIC PIPE WITH A METAL COUPLING ON ONE END. THE END OF THE PIPE OPPOSITE THE OPERATOR HIT THE RIB & THE COUPLING END CAUGHT THE INNER CORNER OF THE BUCKET ON THEOPERATOR'S SIDE, BOWED & STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

August 30, 2002 KY · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER APPARENTLY DROVE TRUCK OVER THE HILL.