Bon Harbor Coal

Zielinski Construction Corp · Surface

Controlled by Zielinski Brothers

Ownesboro, Daviess County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1517418

MSHA record for Bon Harbor (mine ID 1517418). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1994–1995
Latest incident: Jan 1995

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 20 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

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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

3 on file

1995 · 1 incident

January 9, 1995 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Zielinski Construction Corp · Fall from machine

WAS OPERATING A DOZER IN VERY MUDDY CONDITION. STARTED SLIDING TOWARD HIGHWALL. JUMPED FROM DOZER. EE THOUGHT HE PUT DOZER IN NEUTRAL. CAUGHT HIS ARM (& SHIRT) IN THE HYDRAULIC LINES & BLADE.

1994 · 2 incidents

February 24, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Zielinski Construction Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DISASSEMBLING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER LINES ON D10. SLING DID NOT HOLD CYLINDER. TOP CYLINDER FELL CRUSHING ARM(FOREARM) PINNING ARM BETWEEN IT.

January 24, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Zielinski Construction Corp · Struck against a moving object

PUTTING SHALE ON HAUR ROAD, SLID OFF THE ROAD EMPTY. EVIDENCE OF TOO HIGH TRAVEL SPEEDS, OPERATOR INJURED BY IMPACT WITH INSIDE OF CAB; CUTS AND BRUISES ON BOTH SIDES OF HEAD, 2 RIBS BROKEN FRONT AND BACK-NO LUNG DAMAGE OR CONCUSSION.

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