Mining Incidents

Surface Mine No 8 Coal

LCC Kentucky LLC · Surface
Avawam, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517534

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
46
citations
16
significant & substantial
$3,210
proposed penalties
$2,979
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
2007 Q3 2,103 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,521 1 0 657.5
2007 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 7 1
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 1 0
2003 Q1 8,930 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 1 incident

April 12, 2001 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON LEFT SIDE UNDERNEATH D9L DOZER. MOLTEN METAL DRIPPED INTO RIGHT EAR CAUSING SEVERE INNER EAR BURN. FOREMAN POURED STERILEWATER INTO EAR AND RECOMMENDED HIM TO GO TO DR. AN EAR SPECIALIST TREATED HIM FOR SEVERE BURN AND TESTED HIM FOR HEARING LOSS FOLLOW UP IN 2 WEEKS.

2000 · 5 incidents

December 18, 2000 KY · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM ROCK TRK & CUT HIS HIP ON TOOL TRUCK TOOL DOOR THAT WAS STANDING OPEN TOOK HIM TO ER FOR STITCHES & HE WENT TO WORK NO LOSS TIME

November 2, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

777 ROCK TRK TIRE EE WAS MOUNTING TIRE USING DRIVE AIR WRENCH & CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN WRENCH & TIRE RIM NO LOSS TIME

May 18, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNLOADING 350LB CORNER BIT FROM PALLET ON BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK AND CARRYING A DOZER BLADE, IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND DROPPED DOWN CRUSHINGHAND AGAINST BLADE.

April 18, 2000 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK LOADED DOWN A STEEP GRADE WHEN ANOTHER COAL TRUCK FOLLOWING HIM LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO REAR OF HIS TRUCK CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT. EE GOT MILD CONCUSSION OF HEAD DUE TO IMPACT OF TRUCK HITTING HIM CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO TRUCK.

April 18, 2000 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK LOADED DOWN A STEEP GRADE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF IT AND IT PICKED UP SPEED & RAN INTO ANOTHER COAL TRUCK CAUSIN G AN ACCIDENT DAMAGING TRUCK AND CAUSING INJURY OF BRUISES AND LACERATIONS. EE WAS CHECKED OUT AND RELEASED BY DR.