SUBJECT WAS WORKING ON TRACK LOADER. SUBJECT STEPPED OFF TRACK ON TO GROUND PUTTING ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT ON LEFT LEG TWISTING LEFT KNEE BREAKING BONE IN KNEE CAP, LOCKING KNEE.
#1 Prep Plant: 3 reportable incidents Coal
#1 Prep Plant has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1993.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1993–1995
- Latest incident
- May 1995
Ownership history
- Givens Leasing 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1995 | 17 |
| 1994 | 13 |
| 1993 | 10 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#1 Prep Plant sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1995 · 1 incident
Givens Leasing · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
1994 · 1 incident
Givens Leasing · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SUBJECT WAS INSTALLING TRANSFORMER IN POWER BOX. TRANSFORMER STARTED TO TIP OVER. SUBJECT TRIED TO HOLD IT STEADY CAUSING SEVERE STRAIN OR PRESSURE ON STOMACH AND LEFT GROIN.
1993 · 1 incident
September 23, 1993
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Givens Leasing · Fall onto or against objects
SUBJECT WAS WORKING ON A PILE OF BELT-STRUCTURE. FEET SLIPPED CAUSING SUBJECT TO FALL ON METAL OBJECT HITTING RIGHT SIDE IN LOWER BACK REQION CAUSING INJURY TO BACK & LEG.