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Highland Mining Company LLC operator

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation

MSHA operator ID: P24509

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 750
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 2000–2015

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

7,668

citations

2,286

significant & substantial

$8,618,759

proposed penalties

$5,280,400

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 79 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 41 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 258 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 145 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 91 non-fatal
HOISTING 49 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2015

2014

45 (1f)

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2003

69 (1f)

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2000

Mines on record

Henderson County Mine KY
Highland 11 Mine KY

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

December 16, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Highland Mining Company LLC · Struck by powered moving object

The unit mechanic was traveling across the section. A ram car was traveling inby toward the miner. The car had only traveled a few feet inby when the employee was struck by the ram car.

July 2, 2003 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Highland Mining Company LLC · Struck by flying object

ON JULY 2ND, 2003, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE NECK BY A PROJECTILE WHILE CUTTING COAL WITH A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS SUGGEST THE VICIM WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE TIP OF A CUTTING BIT.