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Hazard South No 4 Mine Coal

Locust Grove Inc · Surface

Controlled by Edward L Clemons Estate

Perry, Perry County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1517875

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 2000–2002
Latest incident: Sep 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$2,161

proposed penalties

$2,161

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
2002 Q4	17,530	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	23,046	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	24,988	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	24,056	5	1	207.8
2001 Q4	27,343	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	24,860	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	24,289	3	1	123.5

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

2002 · 2 incidents

September 13, 2002 KY · Coal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING TO GET IN HIS ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK, ARM AND LEG.

May 24, 2002 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Locust Grove Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROAD GAVE WAY UNDER DOZER CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER.

2001 · 4 incidents

May 29, 2001 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

Locust Grove Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SAYS HE DEVELOPED HEARING LOSS FROM OEPRATING EQUIPMENT.

February 26, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Locust Grove Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS LIFTING A PALLET OF PARTS FROM OUR PARTS TRUCK WHEN HE FELL AND DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.

January 26, 2001 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Locust Grove Inc · Struck against a moving object

AFTER THE EMPLOYEE'S ROCK TRUCK WAS LOADED HE STARTED DRIVING AWAY, BUT INSTEAD OF TAKING THE ROAD HE DROVE DIRECTLY INTO THE HIGHWALL.

January 17, 2001 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Locust Grove Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF A LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEFT LEG IN THE LADDER. THE FALL CAUSED HIM TO PULL LIGAMENTS IN HIS BACK, LEFT KNEE AND CHIPPED BONES IN HIS ANKLE AND FOOT.

2000 · 2 incidents

July 18, 2000 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS BENDING, TO PICK-UP A PRIMR AND DOWN LINE AND STRIANED HIS LOWER BACK.

May 31, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET ON HIS DOZER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM. NOTE: EE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THAT TIME. AS HIS CONDITION WORS ENED HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND HAD SURGERY10-10 TO CORRECT HIS CONDITION.