Mining Incidents

Deanefield Coal

Reynolds Station, Ohio County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517507

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
48
citations
11
significant & substantial
$3,426
proposed penalties
$3,426
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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 743 7 4 9421.3
2002 Q1 4,095 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,265 11 1 2089.3
2001 Q3 5,265 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,294 5 2 602.8
2001 Q1 8,940 7 1 783.0
2000 Q4 10,010 14 3 1398.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

February 23, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Danny Jasper Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING MUD FROM A BATTERY BOX WITH A SHORT METAL BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND BULLDOZER.

February 21, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Danny Jasper Inc · Fall onto or against objects

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING ONTO A DOZER. WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ONT HE LADDER DUE TO MUDDY. WET CONDITIONS AS A RESULT HE HIT HIS RIB CAGE.

2001 · 3 incidents

August 22, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Danny Jasper Inc · Struck by flying object

DOING MECHANICAL REPAIRS ON BULLDOZER. RUBBED ARM ACROSS EYES. GOT FOREIGN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE.

March 8, 2001 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Danny Jasper Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING AN AIR HOSE ON A MOTORIZED OIL PUMP, THE TOP OF THE AIR MOTOR MOVED AND CAUGHT EE'S FINGER CAUSING A CUT AND BREAK OF THE FINGER.

January 7, 2001 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Danny Jasper Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS GETTING OUT OF THE DOZER. HE STEPPED ONTO THE DOZER TRACK WHICH WAS WET. HE SLIPPED& HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BLADE LIFT CYLINDER, CUTTING HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

2000 · 3 incidents

September 8, 2000 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Danny Jasper Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS SCRAPING DIRT OFF THE TOP OF THE COAL WITH THE FRT BUCKET OF THE TRACKHOE WHEN THE BUCKET HIT AN OLD OIL WELL CASING PIPE 9"-6" IN DIAMENTER. WHEN HE HIT THE CASING IT CAUSED A BI JOLT THAT CAUSED WHIPLASH TO HIS NECK. HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE PAIN UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER

March 31, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Danny Jasper Inc · Struck by flying object

USING HAMMER AND CHISEL TO REMOVE A BROKEN BOLT, A TINY PIECE OF METAL GOT IN RIGHT EYE. HE THOUGHT IT WAS DIRT BUT BY 4-2-00 IT WAS SWOLLEN SHUT.

February 24, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Danny Jasper Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING EXPLOSIVES INTO DRILL HOLES WITH A BULK TRUCK, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF TRUCK.