Mining Incidents

East Hanson Mine Coal

Warrior Coal Llc · Surface
Hanson, Hopkins County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517740

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1996–1999
Latest incident
May 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 780 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,303 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1999 · 1 incident

May 26, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Christian Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK & GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF ROAD, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO OVERTRUN

1998 · 2 incidents

August 18, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Christian Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON A DIIN TRACTOR AND THE TARP STRAP HOOK BROKE, HITTING HIM IN THE NOSE.

July 30, 1998 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Christian Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EE WAS INSTRUCTING THE MECHANIC, ON HIS NEXT JOB DUTY. AS MECHANIC WAS STRIKING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN EE'S EAR.

1997 · 1 incident

April 12, 1997 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Christian Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING OFF D-6 DOZER, SLIPPED HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON TRACK.

1996 · 1 incident

September 25, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Christian Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS SERVICING D11N & FELL OFF MACHINE & FRACTURING RIGHT LEG.