Mining Incidents

Hardshell Tipples Mine #1 Coal

Hardshell Tipples Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Calvin R Tackett
Mayking, Ky, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517481

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
510
citations
225
significant & substantial
$54,935
proposed penalties
$26,188
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
2008 Q2 183 2 0 10929.0
2008 Q1 571 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 2,780 1 0 359.7
2006 Q4 6,642 53 27 7979.5
2006 Q3 7,930 28 11 3530.9
2006 Q2 8,148 24 10 2945.5
2006 Q1 7,672 23 9 2997.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2003 · 11 incidents

July 12, 2003 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Cook and Sons Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE. (CONTUSION LEFT KNEE).

June 18, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cook and Sons Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

WORKING ON RAM CAR BATTERYS, TRYING TO REMOVE BATTERY LID. THE LID SPARKED ON THE BATTERY AND HE TRIED TO JUMP OFF THE BATTERYS AND SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND RAM CAR HURTING HI S LOWER BACK.

June 13, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cook and Sons Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

CUT RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER'S ON SCOOP CANOPY AND COAL RIB.

February 11, 2003 KY · Coal electrician, lineman NO VALUE FOUND

HE WAS TAKING PANEL BOARD OFF 482 SCOOP AND BOARD SWUNG DOWN AND CAUGHT THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CRUSHING IT. THE TIP END OF MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

January 27, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leslie Mountain Processing, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ICE BUILT UP ON TRACK. JACKING TRACK UP OUT OF ICE AND GOB JACK HANDLE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD IN FRONT OF EAR.

January 27, 2003 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leslie Mountain Processing, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAILROAD JACK TO RAISE TRACK WHEN THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

2002 · 1 incident

July 29, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leslie Mountain Processing, Inc. · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND BOLT. REPORT WAS FILLED OUT 2 DAYS LATER. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY 7-30-02.