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S & E No. 2 Coal

S & E Coal Company, LLC · Underground
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517094

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1992–1998
Latest incident
Sep 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
3
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: 3 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 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1998 · 1 incident

September 30, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Blackstar Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PUSHING BOLT UP IN THE HOLE THAT HAD BEEN DRILLED.BOLT CAUGHT INSIDE HOLE & CAUSED BELT TO BEND WHILE HE WAS HOLDING HEAD OF BOLT OVER AGAINST POT ON DRILL. THE BOLT HEAD CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN PINNER BOOM AND BOLT HEAD. HEIGHT 29" FROM FLOOR TO ROOF

1997 · 3 incidents

December 17, 1997 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Heajo Coal Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS GETTING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE WHEN SCOOP STARTED AND BRUSH HIM OUT OF WAY. DRIVER WAS MOVING SCOOP OUT OF WAY, EE DID NOT FLAG SCOOP DRIVER ORDER TO START

October 17, 1997 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Heajo Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BACKING COAL DRILL UP AND CAUGHT LEFT BETWEEN COAL DRILL AND CUTTER BAR.

August 20, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Heajo Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE MOVING OXYGEN TANK. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS LAID OFF ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 8-25-97.

1996 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cedar Grove Mining Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TURNED AROUND TO MOVE FROM ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE HEARD THE TOP CRACK AND TWISTED BACK.

March 14, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Ho-Jo Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WALKING RAPIDLY PASSED BOSS HOSS BUGGY STRIKING HIS LEG AGAINST PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT FROM FENDER.

1995 · 2 incidents

June 22, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Ho-Jo Coal Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE WORKED REGULAR SHIFT--MADE NO MENTION OF INJURY--RODE HOME WITH SUPERVISOR--MADE NO MENTION OF INJURY--CALLED SUPERVISOR NEXT DAY STATED HIS LEGS WERE HURTING AND THAT HE MUST HAVE INJURED HIMSELF THE PREVIOUS DAY.

May 25, 1995 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ho-Jo Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS SHOVELING RIBS AND HE SAID THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.

1992 · 16 incidents

September 28, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
South Fork Energies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CANOPY POST ON MINER HIT ROOF BOLT. ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK HIM IN FOREHEAD AND CUT HIS HEAD.

August 31, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South Fork Energies Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS 1 FALL AT 6:30AM WHEN EMPL MADE THE MINE AT 7:30. EMPL WAS BACK IN THE MINE AND FOUND THE FALL. IT WAS 25'LONG X 15'WIDE X FELL 25'OUTBY SPAD 216.

August 21, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South Fork Energies Inc · Accident type, without injuries

685502ND SHIFT ENDED THERE WAS NO ROCK FALL. IT FELL BETWEEN 11 PM AND 7 AM. WHILE I.NAME WAS FIRE BOSSING FOUND A FALL. 2 BRKS INBY 217 SPAD #.

July 13, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Fork Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS UNLOADING A BOX OF TOOLS INTO THE SCOOP DIPPER AND HURT HIS BACK.

July 8, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Fork Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THEY STOP TO CLEAN THE TAILPIECE & WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING IT HE HAD A PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES

June 11, 1992 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner MACHINERY
South Fork Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS RUNNING A DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER BOLT MACHINE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN #1 BOLT AND CANOPY. THE ROCK LANDED ON HIS FOOT AND BROKE IT.

May 11, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
South Fork Energies Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS TRAMMING PINNER. HE HAD HIS HAND UP ON THE CANOPY. THE CANOPY CAUGHT HSI HAND AGAINST THE TOP. IT HURT HIS FINGER.

May 7, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Fork Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PIECE OF ROCK WAS LODGED IN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. TRIED TO GET IT OUT.WAS LIFTING ON IT AND STRAINED BACK.

April 20, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
South Fork Energies Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS GOING UNDER CABLE, THERE WAS A HUMP IN THE TOP. HE CAUGHT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP AND JERKED HIS NECK.

April 20, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Fork Energies Inc · Fall onto or against objects

GETTING IN THE TRUCK TO GO UP THE HILL TO THE MINES, HE STEPPED UP ON THE BUMPER AND SLIPPED. IT BRUISED HIS LEG AND SKINNED HIS SHIN.

April 2, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
South Fork Energies Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS HAULING COAL FROM FACE ON SCOOP HE CAME THROUGH CURTAIN & HIT HIS HEAD ON A HALFHEADER IT CRACKED HIS HARD HAT & JERKED HIS NECK & BACK

March 5, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Fork Energies Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON HIS BOLTER & WHEN HE WAS LOADING THEM ONE END CAUGHT HIS GLOVE & PULLED IT IT PULLED HIS GLOVE & BROKE HIS FINGER

March 2, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
South Fork Energies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOG BITE ON THE HIS LEG.