Mining Incidents

Lynn Branch Mine No 1 Coal

Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Underground
Controlled by El Paso Energy Corp
Roxana, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517605

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
291
citations
170
significant & substantial
$56,726
proposed penalties
$56,594
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 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 2,162 1 0 462.5
2002 Q2 31,576 16 5 506.7
2002 Q1 25,285 20 5 791.0
2001 Q4 26,859 20 8 744.6
2001 Q3 25,855 29 22 1121.6
2001 Q2 22,775 14 9 614.7
2001 Q1 29,878 37 28 1238.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2002 · 1 incident

May 28, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REPAIRMAN WASCHANGING SHUTTLE CAR TIRE. HE STRAINED BACK BUT STILL HAVING TROUBLE SITTING, DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF.

2001 · 5 incidents

October 26, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF OLD DUST HOSE OFF ROOFBOLTER WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

September 4, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE CHANGING HOSE ON VALVE BANK. A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT EAR AND LEG. HE WAS STRAPPING AT THE TIME THE HOSE BUSTED. HE GOT THE HEAD UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF TO WORK ON IT.

April 23, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE. HE THREW A PIECE.WHEN IT LANDED MUD SPLASHED INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE DOCTOR KEPT HIM OFF WORK 2 DAYS.

April 11, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS. THE ROCK STRUCK HIS HEAD & SHOULDER.

February 24, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS DRILLING THE ROOF. THE EXTENSION FELL FROM THE MACHINE. HE REACHED TO PICK IT UP, PUTTING HIS LEFT HAND ONTO THE DRILL HEAD. STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE ONTO HIS HAND.

2000 · 3 incidents

September 27, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE MOVING OVER TO DRILL HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT. INTENDED TO LOWER CANOPY, DID NOT LOOK-TOOK HOLD WRONG LEVER-RAISED STAB. THIS ALLOWED ENTIRE MACHINE TO COME DOWN. CANOPY STRUCK EE ON HEAD.

September 25, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING THE MINER CABLE. WHEN HE GOT IT OVER HIS HEAD HIS BACK POPPED & HE REPORTEDPAIN IN HIS LOW BACK. DOCTOR IS TREATING FOR A STRAINED MUSCLE.

September 18, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BELT TO MAKE A SPLICE. HE PULLED HARD AND INJURED HIS LOWER STOMACH (GROIN) MUSCLE.