Bowie Refined Coal, LLC · Accident type, without injuries
The heating unit in the office trailer caught fire resulting in the roof of the trailer burning. The structure did not burn completely down but, it did sustain serious damage.
Estill Co. Coal
Bowie Refined Coal, LLC
· Facility
Controlled by
Steve Rickmeier
Irvine,
Estill County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1500365
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2013–2017
- Latest incident
- Apr 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
403
citations
119
significant & substantial
$112,899
proposed penalties
$43,864
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q2 | 13,578 | 26 | 16 | 1914.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 19,133 | 4 | 1 | 209.1 |
| 2016 Q4 | 12,597 | 27 | 10 | 2143.4 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,710 | 4 | 2 | 849.3 |
| 2016 Q2 | 5,208 | 28 | 9 | 5376.3 |
| 2016 Q1 | 10,147 | 37 | 14 | 3646.4 |
| 2015 Q4 | 20,297 | 4 | 0 | 197.1 |
| 2015 Q3 | 20,501 | 14 | 9 | 682.9 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2017 · 2 incidents
March 8, 2017
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Bowie Refined Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was replacing a pump on the property. Employee unhooked the chain, used to hoist the pump, from the 325 Caterpillar Excavator when a hydraulic hose blew causing the bucket to crash onto the pump and also hitting the employee's head, neck and back area.
2015 · 3 incidents
Bowie Refined Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was grinding a groove in a head pulley when the grinder kicked hitting the employee in the mouth. The employee sustained and injury to his lip resulting in the employee receiving stitches.
May 18, 2015
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bowie Refined Coal, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was instructed to grease the belt lines at the prep plant. While greasing the lines, the employee slipped. He was able to catch himself before falling but twisted his back while doing so.
April 17, 2015
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bowie Refined Coal, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was assisting a co-worker in removing a motor from the prep plant using a chain hoist. The chain slipped through the chain fall resulting in the hoist jerking the employee due to the weight of the motor, causing injury to the back of the employee.
2014 · 1 incident
Bowie Refined Coal, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee slipped and fell while walking to his work location in snowy and icy conditions.
2013 · 1 incident
Bowie Refined Coal, LLC · Contact with heat
He was spray painting steel and stopped because the sprayer was cut off. He came down the stairways holding on to the handrails. He got to the bottom floor he went down and was lying on the floor. When asked if he wanted to go to the hospital, he shook his head "no". He was taken to the local ER even though he shook his head "no". He was spray painting and overcome with heat.