Mining Incidents

Creech #3 Coal

Jericol Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by James A Sigmon
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517925

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
33
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: 33 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
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

August 18, 1997 KY · Coal security guard, watchman ELECTRICAL
T M Fuels Inc · Contact with electrical current

NON-CHARGEABLE DEATH- EE CLIMBED A SECURE GATE LOCKED FENCE AT THE TM FUELS INC SUBSTATION. THEN EE CLIMBED ON TOP OF A 4160 VOLT BREAKER BOX AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH 4160 THREE PHASE VOLTAGE, RESULTING IN EE'S DEATH.