Mining Incidents

Mine #14 Coal

AEP Kentucky Coal, L.L.C. · Underground
Sidney, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516501

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
60
Years on record
1990–1998
Latest incident
Apr 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
8
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 8 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

60 on file

1998 · 3 incidents

March 9, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING TO MANTRIP WHICH IS ABOUT 300' INSIDE SLIPPED ON SLICK MUD ABOUT 60' INSIDE AND STRAINING BACK BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

January 26, 1998 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF END LOADER & CLEETS. ON BOTTOM OF BOOTS CUAGHT ON LAST STEP & FELL IMPAILMENT. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 1-26-98. WENT TO DR ON 1-30-98.

1997 · 24 incidents

December 5, 1997 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS EE WAS SECTION FORMAN SAID HE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE & SLIPPED ON COAL & THOUGHT HE HURT HIS BACK FILLED OUT PROOF OF ACC REPORT 12/5/97 BUT HE NEVER DID GO TO DR WORKED FROM 12/5/97 TO 12/17/97 MISSED WORK ON 12/18/97 DID NOT CALL IN& I CALLED HM ON 12/19/97 AT THAT TIME SAID HE NEEDED A REPORT FILLED OUT THAT HE HURT HIMSELF SO THIS IS THE 1ST TIME I HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS

November 15, 1997 KY · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Fall from machine

FELL OFF MANTRIP 11-15-97 BUT SAID NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL 11-17-97. WORKED ON 11-15-97 AND 11-17-97 AND DID NOT REPORT IT BEFORE LEAVING COMPANY PROPERTY.

November 2, 1997 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING DOWN SLOPE ON 3-WHEELER AND BRAKE LINE BURSTED PUT 3-WHEELER INTO HILL AND STOVE UP KNEE.

October 22, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LET PINNER HEAD DOWN ON BOLT AND PLATE AND PLATE FLIP OVER AND CUT FOOT.

October 21, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by flying object

ROCK CAME OFF END OF MINER CHAIN AT DISCHARGE END AND STRIKING CAR OPER IN SIDE AFTER BOUNCING OFF S.C.

October 7, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED OFF CANOPY AND HIT HIM ON LEGS.

September 22, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RAISING THE FRONT END OF TAIL PIECE WITH RAIL ROAD JACK ANCHOR PIN PULLED OUT OF BOTTOM, HITTING RIGHT ANKLE OUTSIDE OF RIGHT FOOT.SPRAINIG RIGHT ANKLE.

September 18, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HELPING LOAD HIGH LINE CABLE. WHEN LIFTING STRAIN GROIN AREA ON RIGHT SIDE OF TESTICLE.

August 4, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE SETTING HEAD DRIVE HE WAS HOLDING PRESSURE ON THE BACK OF IT WITH A SCOOP, HE DID NOT LET THE SCOOP DOWN BEFORE PULLING OFF OF IT WHICH THREW HIM INTO THE TOP OF CANOPY AND BACK DOWN ON THE DECK WHICH RESULTED IN BRUISING HIS NECK ANDLEFT LEG, RIBS.

August 1, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE SHOVELING BELT, HE SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND THE SHOVEL HIT BELT WHICH THEN CAME BACK AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A BRUISE.

May 29, 1997 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING RIBS IN THE #2 ENTRY AT THE FACE, HE TWISTED AROUND AND HE SAID HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 21, 1997 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAVELING ROADWAY UNDERGROUND EE SAID HE HIT A ROCK OR HOLE IN THE ROADWAY WHICH THREW HIM UP AND CAME BACK DOWN AND HIT HIS LOWER PART OF HIS BACK ON THE BACK OF SCOOP DECK.

May 9, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT EE ONT HE LEFT SHOULDER, CAUSING A BRUISE.

May 3, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE CLAMP FELL OFF FROM THE OFF SIDE, AND THE EE WAS STANDING BELOW EWHERE THE SPLICE AND BEING MADE AND THE CLAMP HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND WHICH BROKE THE BONE TO THE INDEX FINGER AND BRUISED THE THUMB.

May 2, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BOLTING TOP, EE LET THE BOOM DOWN AND THE PIECE OF STEEL HUNG IN THE TOP, A FEW SECONDS LATER IT TURNED LOOSE BEFORE THE OPERATOR COULD GET IT STRIKING THE DRILL POT AND BOUNCING UP AND HITTING THE OPERATOR ON THE LEFT EYELID, CAUSING A CUT ON THE LEFT EYELID.

March 28, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATOR WAS CUTTING ON PILLAR LINE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK AND RIGHT KNEE.

March 11, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BOLTING TOP ON THE #1 BELTLINE THE EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE DRILL BOOM AND AS BOOM WAS RAISING CAUGHT HAND IN PINCH POINT AND CUT SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

January 23, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY, WHICH BRUISED THE BACK OF NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

January 3, 1997 KY · Coal loading machine/gather arm loader helper MACHINERY
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE #4 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM, CHIPING A BONE.

1996 · 6 incidents

December 31, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING THROUGH A ROOF STRAP AND A PIECEOF METAL FLEW OUT HITTING HIM IN THE EYE, EE WASWEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

December 20, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE EE WAS GETTING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF TAIL PIECE HE DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

October 21, 1996 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kiah Creek Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

BUGGEY OPERATOR CAME AROUND CORNER AND RAN INTO RIB.

1995 · 5 incidents

August 30, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A A & W Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries

APPROX. 20 BREAKS OUTBY FACE ON 1 BELT ROCK FELL ON BELT 55' L X 18-19' W X 6' THICK, BELT WAS CRIBBED IN ALL INTERSECTION BUT NOT BETWEEN BLOODY.

May 3, 1995 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A A & W Coals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BELTS AND SLIPPED ANN FELL ON ARM.

April 27, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
A A & W Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAND WAS RESTING ON ROOF BOLTER BOOM WHEN IT RAISED IT PINNED LITTLE FINGER AMPUTATING.

1994 · 5 incidents

April 13, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A A & W Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOUBT OF INJURY BECAUSE PERSON COMPLAIN OF SIDE HURTING LATER CLAIMED BACK HURT AND AWAITING ON COMP TO GET BACK WITH US. INJURED PERSON NEVER TOLD COMPANY OF BACK INJURY HEARD OF TAHT THROUG H GRAPELINE. TALKED TO PERSON 4-13-94 SPID MUSCLE SPASM.

April 9, 1994 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK DUSTER ROLLED BACK HITTING KNEES

1993 · 4 incidents

March 15, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A A & W Coals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON ICE IN PARKING AREA & LANDED ON LEFT KNEE - MICROSCOPIC SURGERY LEFT KNEE.

1992 · 4 incidents

September 22, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
A A & W Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE OBSTRUCTION IN HEAD ROLLER WHEN BOTH HANDS WERE PINNED INSIDE. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED LOSS OF 3 FINGERS ON ONE HAND AND 4 FINGERS ON THE OTHER.

June 22, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING GOLF CART DOWN HILL TO MINE PORTAL SOME HOW GOLF CART GOT AWAY HIT EMBANKMENT AT FOOT OF HILL. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LACERATION TO CHIN AND LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD-POSSIBLE FRAC TURE SKULL.

June 3, 1992 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING CABLE SPLICE PLACE CABLE ON LEG TOOK KNIFE & CUT CABLE IN TURN CUTTING LEG

1991 · 3 incidents

June 5, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A A & W Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries

CALLED BY 2ND SHIFT FOREMAN 11 PM 6-4-91 SAYING THAT TOP WAS WORKING IN RT BRK OFF FT5 HEADING.WE SET CRIBS TO STOP FALL.BY 4 AM TOP HAD FALLEN FROM LEFT BRK OFF FT4 HEADING TO RIGHT BRK #5

March 11, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A A & W Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR GOT GLOVE CAUGHT IN TWO PIECE STEEL TWISTED ARM FRACTURED.

1990 · 6 incidents

October 30, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck by flying object

CUTTING BOLT OFF MINER & PIECE OF METAL BLEW UP & WENT IN LEFT EYE.

September 22, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING TOP PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRUCK HARD HAT THEN FELL ON LEFT FOOT. HARD HAT CAUSED LACERATION ON FOREHEAD.

July 25, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A A & W Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UNLOADING BLET STRUCTURE STRAINED MUSCLE IN RIGHT HIP.

June 28, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS PULLING ROCK OF MINER HEAD CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

April 11, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM TOP HITTING B ACK OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRING SIX STITCHES.

February 16, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
A A & W Coals Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THIS WAS CONTRACT COAL HAULER USING OWN TRUCK. HE QUIT WORKING FOR US, WE HEARD HE WAS IN STATE PENITENTIARY FOR SELLING DRUGS. WE RECEIVED LETTER FROM HIS ATTORNEY SAYING HE WAS FILING FOR BL ACK LUNG.