Mining Incidents

KOK #2 Coal

Controlled by Tom Roberts
Lejunior, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512482

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at KOK #2.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Dec 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
774
citations
426
significant & substantial
$235,289
proposed penalties
$1,921
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 Q4 5,900 97 45 16440.7
2001 Q4 9,826 29 16 2951.4
2001 Q3 4,311 43 29 9974.5
2001 Q2 0 67 44
2001 Q1 5,404 69 49 12768.3
2000 Q4 20,441 98 62 4794.3
2000 Q3 25,146 60 27 2386.1
2000 Q2 24,869 50 16 2010.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 3 incidents

December 30, 2003 KY · Coal electrician, lineman NO VALUE FOUND
Kelly Branch Resources, Inc. · No Value Found

REMOVING PANEL BOARD FROM MINING MACHINE, LID SLIPPED AND FELL, HURTING MAN'S HAND.

October 3, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler NO VALUE FOUND
CNS MINING, INC. · No Value Found

EE WAS GOING TO REPAIR A FEEDER AND WHEN HE STEPPED UP TO IT HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

February 7, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler NO VALUE FOUND
CNS MINING, INC. · No Value Found

PULLED HIS BACK LIFTING STRUCTURE.

2000 · 3 incidents

November 10, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Blue Gate Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK ON RIB FELL STRIKING MINER OPERATOR IN THE BACK.

November 6, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Blue Gate Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS SPOTTING BOLT BACK THATHAD BEEN DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF. AFTER DRILLING ABOUT 6INCHES OF THE HOLE, ROCK FELL STRIKING CANOPY THEN SLID AND HIT OPERATOR.

January 27, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Gate Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MECHANIC TRIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS KNEE.