Mining Incidents

# 5 Coal

Bee B & B, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Josh Young
Phyllis, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515215

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2011–2021
Latest incident
Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
1,383
citations
359
significant & substantial
$622,544
proposed penalties
$57,431
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
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 10,491 2 1 190.6
2021 Q1 16,448 16 1 972.8
2020 Q4 18,120 22 4 1214.1
2020 Q3 14,310 23 3 1607.3
2020 Q2 13,283 35 2 2634.9
2020 Q1 18,936 38 3 2006.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

June 14, 2021 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by falling object

The employee was loading structure onto a trailer to be moved and EE dropped a piece of the structure on EE's foot causing EE's foot to swell.

March 12, 2021 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a roof bolt in #2 heading when EE was attempting to push the bolt over to the bolter drill pot, the bolt kicked back resulting in a sprained left shoulder. Employee didn't go to the ER until 03/15/2021 and will follow-up on 03/18/2021.

2020 · 4 incidents

November 9, 2020 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bee B & B, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was operating a scoop and when turning a corner they inadvertly placed a hand on the bumper pad at the center section and when the scoop made it's swivel it pinched the two middle fingers on left hand.

October 23, 2020 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bee B & B, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The miner states that EE was dragging a bag of rock dust down 2 belt to dust it when EE's ribs started hurting. EE states didn't hit anything so EE is unsure what hurt EE.

June 3, 2020 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bee B & B, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee says that when EE was bending a bolt it slipped and shifted EE's weight causing pain in EE's left shoulder and chest area. The employee did not tell the Foreman that EE was injured until 06/08/2020, knowing that if you are injured it is to be reported immediately.

April 27, 2020 KY · Coal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bee B & B, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee stated that EE was getting off of the drill and somehow EE's foot got caught on the drill causing EE to twist right knee. The employee worked the rest of the shift without reporting the accident. The employee didn't show up for work the next day. Then two days later the employee said that EE had went to the ER.

2019 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2019 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bee B & B, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading tool bar on 4 wheel buggy and claimed to have twisted the wrong way and threw back out.

August 5, 2019 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Accident was not reported until 8/15/19. This employee said EE developed an infection in EE's hand later due to this small scratch.

2018 · 3 incidents

December 12, 2018 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was busting rock, attempted to strike a rock 4in thick, 2ft. wide, when EE did, the rock flew toward EE hitting EE's right hand. EE was taken to ER for treatment where EE received x-rays and 6 stitches. EE was released to return to full duty the same day.

April 4, 2018 KY · Coal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck against a moving object

While hauling out of #2 on scoop EE ran over a rock bouncing & jarring back.

February 26, 2018 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee B & B, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Non injury roof fall was discovered 2/26/18 at 6am on the return side #4 entry spad# 1 break inby 1814. Cribbed area off, did not impede travel &/or hamper ventilation. Approximately 8' high, 20' wide x 20' long.

2017 · 1 incident

July 13, 2017 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was attempting to bust a block of coal and accidentally contacted the roof with the hammer and dislodged a rock which fell and struck employee's hand causing a laceration.

2016 · 1 incident

March 18, 2016 KY · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by falling object

The 3rd shift electrician was crawling back to buggy while scooting a hydraulic reel motor, when a rock fell from the top and struck EE on the right hand between the thumb and index finger. The next day it swelled up and after a couple of days it wouldn't go back down. EE went and had x-rays and it was determined to be broken.

2015 · 1 incident

October 14, 2015 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee B & B, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Rock Fall occurred at spad 1005 neutral beside #7 belt. Rock was 20'x 22' from 0 to 42". Area was cribbed off and did not impede travel or ventilation.

2012 · 1 incident

May 29, 2012 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pike Floyd Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Picking rock at feeder and rock hit hand and caught hand between rock & mine roof.

2011 · 1 incident

July 12, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mercy Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Crawling and hit lever causing the pot to raise pinching arm between mine roof and pot of roof bolter.