Mining Incidents

Tricoal Inc #1 Coal

Tricoal Inc · Underground
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517607

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
32
citations
15
significant & substantial
$3,164
proposed penalties
$3,164
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
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 8,457 4 3 473.0
2000 Q2 21,084 10 4 474.3
2000 Q1 22,197 18 8 810.9
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

2000 · 8 incidents

August 16, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tricoal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS COMING BACK FROM THE SUPPLY HOLE IN #5 ENTRY AND RAN OVER A PIECE OF 2" WATER LINE. THE END OF THE WATER LINE RAISED UP AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT JAW, CUTTING HIS JAW.

June 24, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tricoal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

RIDER SEAM DIPPED DOWN TO WITHIN 5' OF MINE ROOF WATER IN RIDER SEAM CAUSED TOP TO BREAK LOOSE AND FALL.

May 18, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tricoal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED TO HAVE HURT HIS BACK; REPORTED TO COMPANY NEXT DAY; SAID HE WAS LIFTING TIMBER WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.

April 28, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tricoal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MUDDY BOTTOM.

April 11, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tricoal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN MINER ROPE THAT WAS USED TO PULL MINER CABLE AND FELL UNDER ROOF BOLTER TIRE.

March 21, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tricoal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT HE PUT BOLT WRENCH TO PUSH STEEL DAPER IN HOLE USED HIS HAND TO STEADY WRENCH. GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON WRENCH. BREAKING HIS ARM.

February 10, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tricoal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

1ST RIGHT SIT OF RMS ON INTAKE SIDE OF #3 BELT; ROCK FALL AT BREAK #8 AT FACE IN #5 ENTRY=APP. 50' LONG 0 TO 6' THICK, THESE ROOMS WERE MINED 90-12-99=INACTIVE RMS PRESHIFTED EVERY 8 HOURS.

January 3, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tricoal Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS DRILLING TOP WHEN A SLUG OF TOP FELL & STRUCK ON BACK OF HEAD WHEN IT HIT HIM PUSHING HEAD AGAINST THE ARM OFF ROOF BOLTER.