Mining Incidents

No 1 Surface Coal

Evans Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Americas Energy Company
Colmar, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515928

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
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 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 3,483 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

5 on file

2002 · 1 incident

January 26, 2002 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Evans Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS PASSING A CAR ON A NARROW ROAD, THE BLACK TOP GAVE WAY DUE TO A LOT OF RAIN, CAUSING HIS TRUCK TO TURN OVER, HE SUSTAINED BRUISES OVER MULTIPLE PARTS OF HIS BODY.

2000 · 4 incidents

November 22, 2000 KY · Coal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Evans Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WAS DUMPING LOAD COAL TRAILER TURNED OVER, LACERATION ON FOREHEAD REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

October 6, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Evans Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CHECKING THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND THE HOSE CAME OFF CAUSING OIL TO GO INTO HIS EYES.

September 14, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Evans Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS PUTTING A BATTERY IN A GRADER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 21, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Evans Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

FIRE EXTINGUISHER WENT OFF IN CAB OF DOZER CAUSING HIM TO INHALE THE CHEMICALS. HE BECAME DIZZY AND NAUSEATED.