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Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Underground
Roxana, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1508978

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
45
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
211
citations
126
significant & substantial
$29,270
proposed penalties
$27,831
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
2003 Q2 2,014 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 27,223 9 5 330.6
2002 Q4 30,847 13 7 421.4
2002 Q3 28,269 6 3 212.2
2002 Q2 28,091 9 2 320.4
2002 Q1 37,906 19 9 501.2
2001 Q4 62,836 27 21 429.7
2001 Q3 60,307 35 23 580.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

45 on file

2003 · 1 incident

February 19, 2003 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING AND LEFT KNEE PAIN FROM OLD INJURY REOCCURANCE OF ACCIDENT 10-23-02.

2002 · 19 incidents

December 18, 2002 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING HUB ON DIESEL TRACTOR PULLED MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE GROIN AREA (WORKED UP TO 1/27/03 THEN HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON 1/29/03).

October 23, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON #1 BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. (HE WORKED UP TO 11-6-02 WHEN HE SAID HE NEEDED TO GO SEE A DR BECAUSE HIS LEFT KNEE WAS STILL HURTING HIM.

October 23, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY AND THREW HIM UP INTO THE CANOPY TOP CAUSING PAIN TO NECK AND BACK.

September 25, 2002 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WRECKED DIESEL SUPPLY MOTOR INTO STEEL BEAM. FRACTURED RIB LEFT SIDE.

September 21, 2002 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

REOCCURRENCE OF BACK INJURY ON 8/26/02 AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 9/19/02. (SLIPPED & FELL ON 9/21/02)

August 26, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON MINER CABLE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 5, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WALKING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ABOUT 12"W X 12"L X 2" THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF HITTING EE RIGHT FOOT F/X TO RIGHT FOOT.

July 29, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SHOVELING ON BELT LINE AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW.

July 26, 2002 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

RIDING MANTRIP TO TRACK IN SCOOP BUCKET. SCOOP RAN OVER ROCK AND BOUNCED EE CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN.

July 23, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT KNEE ON 7-23-02 BUT KEPT ON WORKING UP TO 8-12-02 WHEN HIS KNEE WAS STILL HURTING HIM. THE EE HAS RIGHT KNEE PAIN AND SOME SWELLING.

June 29, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Fall from machine

ON 6-29-02, EE WAS CROSSING THE BELT TAIL PIECE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA. HE WENT BACK TO WORK ON 7-1-02, THEN ON 7-10-02 HE WENT BACK TO THE DR. AND HAD TO TAKE OFF FROM WORK BECAUSE OF THE STRAINED GROIN AREA WAS STILL HURTING HIM.

June 12, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BACKING ROOF BOLTER OUT OF FACE HE HAD HIS RIGHT FOOT OUTSIDE OF THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND LOOSE COAL AND ROCK ON THE MINE FLOOR.

May 10, 2002 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND RIGHT KNEE WENT OUT OF PLACE WORKED UP TO 5-15-02 AND PAIN WAS TO BAD TO KEEP ON WORKING AND WENT TO DR.

May 1, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING PLUG FROM A SET OF BATTERIES ON A RAM CAR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT OF BACK.

March 5, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELTS.

February 4, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SHOVELING BELTS AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

January 21, 2002 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL INBY SPAD 5215 IN THE #5 ENTRY. ROOF FALL ON CONTINUOUS MINER. SIZE OF FALL 8' TO 10'THICK WIDTH & LENGTH OF ROOF FALL IS UNDETERMINED DUE TO IT BEING ON A PILLAR LINE.

January 17, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING BROKEN FLIGHTS FROM FEEDER AND INJURED GROIN AREA ON 1-17-02 DID NOT GO TO DR ON 1-25-02 REOCCURRENCE OF INJURY AND WENT TO DOCTOR. PERCALL TO MINE, THIS IS A HERNIA.

2001 · 21 incidents

December 15, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON 005-0 SECTION LAST OPEN X CUT NO. 26 FALL FROM #4 RIGHT THRU #5 RIGHT 100' LONG 25' WIDE AND 8' TO 12' THICK. THE AREA HAS BEEN STOPPED AND PULLED BACK CRIBS HAVE BEEN BUILT AND D ANGERED OFF.

December 12, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)

PLUGGING IN BATTERY ON MANTRIP, THE PLUG FIRED UP AND BURNT A BLISTER ON RIGHT HAND.

December 6, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HROOF FALL #7 ENTRY NEAR SURVEY STATION 5237 INX CUT. FALL WAS 30' LONG, 16' WIDE, 8' THICK. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED OR CVRIBBED OFF AND DANGERED OFF.

December 3, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #1 ENTRY ONE CROSSCUT TO THE LEFT OF SPAD 5223 IN THE #2 ENTRY AREA IS DANGERED OFF AND HAS CRIBS BUILT. THE FALL IS ABOUT 30' LONG,18' TO 20' WIDE AND 7' TO 8' THICK.

December 1, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ROLLING UP HIGH LINE ON HIGH LINE SLED AND TWISTED HIS BACK HE WORKED UP TO 12-17-01 THEN WANTED TO GO TO SEE A DR. HE SAID HIS BACK WAS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER DATE OF ACCIDENT 12-1-01 DATE WENT TO DR 12-17-01.

November 10, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN THE NO 1 ENTRY AT X-CUT NO 14 ON 006-0 SECTION. THE FALL IS 20'LONG, 20'WIDE, AND 8'THICK/ THE AFFECTED AREA HAS BEEN TINBERED OFF AND CRIBS BUILT.

November 10, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

RIDING SCOOP TO END OF TRACK FROM SECTION THE SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY AND BOUNCED THE EMPLOYEE. HE THEN SAID HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.

October 12, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ONE X-CUT IN BY SPAD 3408 IN THE TRACK ENTRY A PIECE OF ROCK FELL 10' WIDE 20' LONG AND 3' THICKTHE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF THEN CLEANED UP ARCHES WERE INSTALLED IN THE AFFECTED AREA ALSO CRIBS BUILT IN AREA.

September 4, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WENT TO DR. ON 9-4-01, RETURNED TO WORK ON 9-5-01. WENT TO DR. ON FOLLOWUP AND HAD TO TAKE OFF WORK BECAUSE OF INJURY STARTING 9-11-01. EE WAS LIFTING BELT RAIL WHEN HE FELT PAIN UP BOTH AR MS.

September 4, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND, BRUISE LEFT HAND.

August 27, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF WHILE EE WAS BOLTING TOP, STRIKING EE ON LEFT LEG.

July 13, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP ROOF BOLTS. ORIGINALLY RELEASED BACK TO WORK, THEN STARTED MISSING AGAIN.

May 10, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LIFTING RAIL AND RAIL SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN MANTRIP AND RAIL.

May 9, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

005-SECTION. FACE OF #6 ENTRY, 5-8' THICK, 75' LONG & 18' WIDE. ROOF FALL, CHANGED TO TENSION REBAR BOLTS FROM POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

March 19, 2001 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL WHILE THE AREA OF ROCK FALL WAS BEING CLEANED UP. THE INJURED WAS STRUCK IN SHOULDER, NECK, AND BACK, FRACTURING SEVERAL RIBS AND T-11 OF HIS SPINE.

March 17, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN THE #1 ENTRY 80 FT LONG 18 FT TO 20 FT WIDE 8 FT TO 10 FT THICK. INBY X-CUT #18 UP TO X-CUT #19. 30 X-CUTS OUTBY THE FACE ON 005-0 SECTION. AREA BOLTED WITH 5FT POINT ANCHOR BOLTS . AREA AROUND FALL HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF WITH TIMBERS AND CRIBS. AREA WILL BE CLEANED UP.

March 8, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS FALL IN #5 ENTRY AT #33 TO 34 X CUT ON MAIN LINE. THE AREA FELL ABOUT 40' LONG 18' TO 20' WIDE AND 8' TO 10' THICK. AREA BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS AREA AROUND FALL HA S BEEN DANGERED OFF WITH TIMBERS AD CRIBS.

March 6, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING INJURED MINER ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

January 25, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING INJURED ON SHOULDER AND SIDE OF HAND.

January 16, 2001 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STEPPED OFF SUPPLY MOTOR SPRAINING HIS RIGHT FOOT. EE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 2-8-01 AND HAS NOT RETURNED.

2000 · 4 incidents

December 22, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 34 ENTRY 005-0 SECTION. THE FALL WAS IN THE FACE OF #4 ENTRY. THE AREA HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 20' WIDE 30' LONG 5-8' THICK. THE AREA IS 125' IN BY SPAD 4711.

December 21, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OUT BY 005-0 SECTION 150' OUT BY SPAD 4703 IN THE #1 ENTRY. THE AREA HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED AND CRIBS BUILT. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 20' WIDE 75' LONG 6-10' THICK.

December 19, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OUT BY 005-0 SECTION 75' OUT BY SPAD 4702 IN THE #2 ENTRY. THE AREA HAD BEEN CRIBBED OFF. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 18' BY 18' BY 8' THICK. IT DID NOT EFFECT TRAVEL OR VENTILATION.

November 20, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Cook and Sons Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE RIB SIDE WHILE THE INJURED WAS SITTING ON THE RIB. BRUISE BELOWRIGHT KNEE.