Mining Incidents

Bear Branch Refuse Facility # 1 Coal

Glomawr, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518059

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Jun 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
37
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,193
proposed penalties
$2,193
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
2003 Q3 4,016 1 0 249.0
2003 Q2 20,072 21 1 1046.2
2003 Q1 28,340 8 1 282.3
2002 Q4 33,553 5 0 149.0
2002 Q3 41,015 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 26,195 2 1 76.4
2000 Q3 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2003 · 7 incidents

June 26, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Struck by falling object

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A JACKLEG DRILL, THE DRILL FELL AND CUT EE ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

June 12, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AIR HOSE FROM DRILL CAME LOOSE HITTING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE.

February 28, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler NO VALUE FOUND

THIS FORM IS BEING SUBMITTED SOLEY TO ABATE A CITATION. WE HAD NEITHER NOTIFICATION OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO EE'S INJURY. THEREFORE WE ADMIT NO LIABILITY OR VIOLATION AT THIS TIME.

February 19, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING TOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE. A PIECE OF SHALE FELL IN FRONT OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WHEN SHALE FELL, EE MOVED BACK AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. EE WAS NOT HIT BY PIECE OF S HALE.

February 4, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler NO VALUE FOUND

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING STEEL SETS AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

January 27, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Struck by falling object

WHILE ROOF BOLTING, A ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EE ON RIGHT CHEEK.

2002 · 7 incidents

December 5, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PULLING THE SCREED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CONCRETE POUR AND WAS LACERATED IN THE FINGER BYA BURR ON THE TUGGER CABLE.

November 30, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

WHILE MARKING THE FACE OF THE SLOPE, THE MUCKER RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED. THE MUCKER ROLLED &HIT FACE, THROWING EE OUT OF BUCKET.

November 30, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

WHILE MARKING THE FACE OF THE SLOPE, THE MUCKER RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED. THE MUCKER ROLLED &HIT THE FACE, THROWING EE AGAINST THE FACE.

November 30, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

WHILE MARKING THE FACE OF THE SLOPE, THE MUCKER RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED. THE MUCKER ROLLED &HIT THE FACE, THROWING EE AGAINST THE FACE.

November 21, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE INSTALLING STEEL LAGGING, THERE WAS AN UNOPENED BUNDLE OF LAGGING ON THE BASKET. WHEN THE BUCKET WAS SET DOWN, THE BUNDLE SLID FORWARD LACERATING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.

October 2, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE END OF A DOUBLE JACK HANDLE AND A GUARD RAIL.

June 4, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE LEAD LINE WITH A CARPENTER'S KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.