Mining Incidents

Hip-High Mine # 1 Coal

Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517571

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Oct 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
117
citations
52
significant & substantial
$19,037
proposed penalties
$19,037
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
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 1 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 691 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 14,384 5 2 347.6
2001 Q4 21,422 3 2 140.0
2001 Q3 21,877 15 6 685.7
2001 Q2 20,978 19 9 905.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2001 · 5 incidents

October 9, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND SENSATION SINCE THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY 10-05-01. THIS DATE 10-09-01 HE REQUESTED TO COME OUTSIDE SINCE THE PAIN WAS INCREASED.

July 21, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE THROUGH MUD. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 14, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE UNHOOKING SUPPLY CAR FROM MANTRIP, THE TONGUE (DISCONNECT) STUCK. HE HIT THE DISCONNECT WITH A HAMMER. METAL CHIPPED OFF AND PENETRATED HIS LEFT HAND. 5-18-01 DR. REMOVED METAL,4 SUTU RES.

April 10, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS BACKING THE MINER IN ORDER TO SET OVER. HE PULLED SLACK IN THE MINER CABLE AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

January 24, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK INSTALLING TOP ROLLERS WHILE HELPING WITH A BELT MOVE.

2000 · 13 incidents

December 27, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DUST FROM HAUL ROAD GOT INTO EE'S EYES 12/12/00 12/13/00 WHEN HE CAME BACK TO WORK HIS EYES WERERED & SWOLLEN 12/27/00 HE SAW DR. HE WILL RTW 1/2/01

November 29, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A SHORT HANDLE SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A PIN FROM MINER CAT PAD. HE HIT AND BRUISED HIS LEFT ANKLE WITH THE HAMMER.

November 27, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE BENT OVER TO PLUG CHARGER ONTO 4-WHEELER. WHEN HE RAISED UP HE INJURED HIS LOW BACK.

October 5, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS UNLOADING A ROLL OF BELT BY HIMSELF. THE BELT GOT AWAY, AND ROLLED OVER HIS LEFT LEG.

September 16, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE WAS HELPING FIT A PAN ONTO THE MINER. HE WAS CHIPPING WELDING SLAG, A PIECE GOT BEHIND HIS GLAWSSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

August 23, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE & FELT TWINGE IN HIS BACK CONT'D TO WORK UNTIL 8/25/00 DR TOOK HIMSELF OFF WORK 8/25/00

July 31, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE GOT PARTICLES IN HIS EYES PUTTING BOLTS IN THE GREASE CASE OF THE MINER. ON 8-7-00 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT.

June 15, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE INJURED HIS LOW BACK MUSCLE LIFTING A 45# BOX OF GLUE ONTO HIS BOLTING MACHINE IN 44" COAL.

May 17, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS. HE LET THE HEAD DOWN & PUSHED THE BOLT OVER. WHEN HE RAISED THE HEAD & SPINNED THE BOLT HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT. HIS LEFT FOREARM WAS BROKEN BY THE SPINNING BOLT

May 6, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN THE BOLTER TRAMMED BACKWARD TO SET UP. THEY WERE ABOUT A FOOT OFF. WHEN OPERATOR ENGAGED TRAM, THE RIGHT SIDE ENGAGED FIRST THEN THE LEFT. BOLTER SLEWED RIGHT, THEN ST RAIGHT.

May 1, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE WAS INJURED JULY 99; AFTERRETURNING TO WORK IN JAN. 2000 HE HAS COMPLAINEDTHAT HIS KNEE HURT; 5/1/00 HE WAS SCHEDULED WITHTREATING PHYSICIAN FOR EVALUATION.

April 3, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE WHICH HAD A KNOT IN IT. HE WAS IN 48" COAL WITH MUD. EE STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 9, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROTATION HOSE ON PINNER BUSTED, SPRAYING HYDDRAULIC OIL ON THE FACE AND EYES OF THE EE.