Mining Incidents

Mine No. 1 Coal

Bran Zack Energy LLC · Underground
Controlled by Zachary A Staton
Turkey Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516487

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
811
citations
448
significant & substantial
$357,591
proposed penalties
$4,458
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
2009 Q1 0 2 1
2008 Q4 350 2 1 5714.3
2006 Q2 4,550 32 19 7033.0
2006 Q1 3,660 56 27 15300.5
2005 Q4 8,640 125 86 14467.6
2005 Q3 7,680 69 42 8984.4
2005 Q2 8,040 76 47 9452.7
2005 Q1 10,850 63 39 5806.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2005 · 1 incident

August 10, 2005 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman OTHER
James H. Taylor Mining, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING ON MINER CABLE, PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER. PER CALL WITH MR FRANCES, EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CANCEROUS LUMP ON HIS SHOULDER AND IT WILL NOT BE OPERATED ON.

2004 · 3 incidents

March 18, 2004 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James H. Taylor Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS GETTING ROCK OUT OF TAILPIECE. ROCK HIT VICTIM'S HAND AND BROKE IT.

February 26, 2004 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
James H. Taylor Mining, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

ELECTRICIAN CHARGED CONVEYOR MOTOR ON 21SC SHUTTLE CAR. HE DIDN'T LOCK AND TAG OUT. ONE PHASE BURNT IN ON CONTRACTOR AND PHASE LINE SHOCKED HIM WHEN HE PUT LEADS TOGETHER.

2003 · 3 incidents

October 13, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James H. Taylor Mining, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE WAS PULLING CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER WITH A CHAIN HOIST. THE HOOK SLIPPED AND BACK LASHED. THE HOOK STRUCK EE AT LEFT EYE, NOSE & RIGHT EYEEE REFERRED TO OPTOMORTIST FOR EYE EXAM.

September 13, 2003 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider NO VALUE FOUND
James H. Taylor Mining, Inc. · No Value Found

EE WAS GETTING OUT A ROCK HUNG IN TAILPIECE WITHOUT CUTTING BELT OFF AND ANOTHER ROCK CAME OVER HHEAD DRIVE STIKING HIS HAND AND FINGERS.

July 7, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
James H. Taylor Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD ENTERED FRESH BREAK ON OFF SIDE OF BOLTER. PUT UP TWO BOLTS, RIB ROLE HIT HIM IN BACK, PUSHED INTO MACHINE. RECEIVED CUT OVER LEFT EYE. E.R. DOCTOR CLOSED WOUND WITH ADHESIVE, INSTRUCTED EE TO COME IN FOR FOLLOW UP IN TWO DAYS. C.T. SCAN NORMAL.