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No 4 Coal

Sassy Coal Co., Inc. · Underground

Controlled by Charles T Norman

Fedscreek, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1517964

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 9
Years on record: 2003–2008
Latest incident: Feb 2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

324

citations

121

significant & substantial

$41,995

proposed penalties

$26,063

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
2009 Q2	4,848	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	7,653	12	1	1568.0
2008 Q4	6,688	14	1	2093.3
2008 Q3	6,732	5	1	742.7
2008 Q2	6,646	6	1	902.8
2008 Q1	7,114	8	5	1124.5
2007 Q4	6,698	8	1	1194.4
2007 Q3	7,614	11	6	1444.7

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

January 23, 2006 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Sassy Coal Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A truck driver loaded the 1984 Ford LT9000 truck, then proceeded down the access road and then for some unknown reason, he got out or left the cab of the truck which therefore led to bodily injury and death (fatality) to himself approximately 100 feet from bottom of hill.

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2008 · 1 incident

February 12, 2008 KY · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Sassy Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting on a belt roller and pulled a muscle in his back.

2006 · 1 incident

February 6, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE

Sassy Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

While EE was laying in scoop bucket using rock duster hose, scoop bucket hit hyman beam jack, beam fell but steel rope caught it. EE said it hit his back a little

2005 · 3 incidents

August 30, 2005 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE

Sassy Coal Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Scoop stuck, took tractor to pull scoop out, stoped tractor close to scoop got off between them, tractor rolled down in small hole and caught leg between it and scoop.

April 14, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Sassy Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

As the employee put up pressure on the bolted drill steel, a piece of draw rock fell from the mine roof hitting his left shoulder resulting in bruises and scratches. The rock was 1.5 feet long & 3 inches thick.

April 3, 2005 KY · Coal FIRE

Sassy Coal Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Mine Fire at mine offce no injuyr office destroyed.

2004 · 1 incident

March 2, 2004 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

Sassy Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS A PASSENGER ON A 3-WHEELER WHEN IT HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND CAUSED THE EE TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF, HURTING HIS NECK, ACCORDING THE THE EE. BUT THIS CLAIM IS BEING PROTESTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY BACKTRACKED (BOTH EMPLOYEES) AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THEY HIT, AND EE HAS HAD THE SAME INJURY BEFORE.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 13, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) NO VALUE FOUND

Linn Branch Coal Incorporated · No Value Found

PULLING A BOX OF RESIN ACROSS THE TOP OF A FLETCHER DOUBLE HEAD ROOF BOLTER IN LOW HEIGHT.

September 3, 2003 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss NO VALUE FOUND

Linn Branch Coal Incorporated · No Value Found

HE WAS HELPING TO HANG A CABLE TO A ROOF BOLT PLATE AND DISLODGED A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE ROOFBOLT AND COAL RIB.