Mining Incidents

Black Hills Mine #1 Coal

Controlled by Gary Wayne Johnson
Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511793

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,190
proposed penalties
$1,190
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
2002 Q2 5,249 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,632 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 15,932 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 23,206 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 26,783 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 32,637 6 2 183.8
2000 Q4 52,022 1 1 19.2
2000 Q3 56,666 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 1 incident

April 26, 2001 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Hills Coal Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING ON BACKHOE PERFORMING HIS PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION, SLIPPED & FELL APPROX. 5' TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

2000 · 3 incidents

November 12, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Black Hills Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING WHEEL RUST FROM WHEEL WIND BLOWING CAUSED RUST TO BLOW INTO EYE.PIECE OF RUSH HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM EYE Y

March 20, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Centennial Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING U-JOINT IN DRIVE LINE AND HIT HIS THUMB W/HAMMER CAUSING AN OPEN WOUND REQUIRING STITCHES.