Mining Incidents

Strip Coal

JRC Mining, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Charles Collins
Raven, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517547

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Nov 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
221
citations
96
significant & substantial
$22,174
proposed penalties
$8,586
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
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 226 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 1 0
2023 Q2 0 3 0
2023 Q1 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

19 on file

2002 · 7 incidents

November 19, 2002 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Bubber Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS MOVING COAL DRILL OUT OF #2 HEADING WHEN HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE WHEEL RIGHT LEG IS BROKEN

August 28, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS BUSTING A PIECE OF COAL ONT HE FEEDER WHEN HIS HAMMER HIT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND IT CAME DOWN ON HIS NECK.

June 5, 2002 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OLD BELT LINE ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF OLD WATER LINE CAUGHT THE BUCKET OF SCOOP AND CAME AROUND AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

May 23, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bubber Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS HE BENT A BOLT TO PUT UP AND WHEN HE WENT TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT IT TWISTED AND HE FELL INTO BOLTER HEAD.

May 10, 2002 KY · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PICKED UP ONE END OF MOTOR FOR SCOOP WHEN HISHAND SLIPPED THE MOTOR CAME DOWN ON HIS RT. HAND& CUT 2 MIDDLE FINGERS, REQUIRED STITCHES.

March 8, 2002 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS TAMPING THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF CAP COAL CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT HAND.

2001 · 3 incidents

April 10, 2001 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Bubber Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HAD JUST DRILLED #8 HEADING AND WAS BACKING UP WHEN HIS FOOT SAT PINCHED BETWEEN A BLOCK OF COAL AND THE DRILL.

March 19, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING IN THE FEEDER HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAME DOWN ON HIS BACK.

January 25, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS LOADING COAL FROM THE FACE WHILE TRAMMING OUT OF THE FACE AREA. EE RAISED HEAD TO LOOK AT BUCKET OF SCOOP WHEN HIS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WI6TH ROOF AND PUSHED HEAD FORWARD.

2000 · 9 incidents

December 6, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING BELT LINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 2' X 18" X 3" CAME LOOSE FROM TOP AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

November 2, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bubber Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL ON #4 BELT LINE 3 CROSSCUTS INBY #4 HEAD AT SPAD #2036. ABOUT 20'WIDE & 3' THICK

September 11, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PARKED BOSS BUGGY BEHIND CUTTER AND WAS WORKING ON REEL CHAIN WHEN SCOOP CAME AROUND CORNER AND HIT BUGGY AND THE BUGGY CAME IN CONTACT WITH EE.

July 31, 2000 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Bubber Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRAMING CUTTER OUT OF #5 ENTRY GOT HEAD CAUGHT ON BOLTER CABLE AND PUSHED HIM DOWN IN CUTTER.

June 26, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING COAL AT FACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

April 27, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bubber Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT INTERSECTION OF #7 ENTRY. LAST OPEN CROSS CUT ON 001 SECTION. FALL WAS ABOUT 40" THICK ROOF WAS LAMINATED SHALE AND SAND STONE.

February 28, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bubber Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP WHEN HIS KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A ROOF BOLT HEAD AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE.

February 4, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bubber Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THIS IS AN AMMENDED COPY THIS FALL WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED OFF INT HE #4 ENTRY. ALSO NO.3 ENTRY WAS STOPPED FROM ADVANCING ON 2-2-00 AFTER THEY WERE BOLTED. THE TEST HOLES SHOWED CRACKS IN TH E ROOF THERE FORE THE ROOF WAS ALLOWED TO FALL. THIS WAS NOT AN UNINTENIONAL ROOF FALL. FALL IS APP. 140 FT OUTBY WORKING FACES.