Mining Incidents

No 2 Surface Coal

Steco Energy Corp · Surface
Controlled by Stephens J T
Rush, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518003

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1998–1999
Latest incident
Oct 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
1
inspections on record
9
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: 9 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
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,926 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1999 · 1 incident

October 6, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Steco Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING D9L BULLDOZER TO SEE WHY IT WOULD NOT START WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED, HITTING HIM IN THE FACE AND EYES.

1998 · 3 incidents

October 26, 1998 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Steco Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SCALING WALL WITH 330 EXCAVATOR IN PIT AREA WHEN A TREE STUMP WITH SEVERAL ROOF CAME OFF OF WALL HITING BOTTOM WINDSHIELD AND HITING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.

August 31, 1998 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Steco Energy Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS PERFORMING SLOPE RECLAMATION WORK IN PIT AREA WHEN HE BACKED DOZER ON A FLAT ROCK AND LOOSE MATERIAL CAUSING DOZER TO SLIP & ROLL OVER RESULTING IN CUTS TO HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURY

April 2, 1998 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Steco Energy Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HELPING MECHANICE OUTHER INSTAL A HYD. HOSE ON 235 EXCAVATOR WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.