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4 Coal

Black Energy Coal, Inc. · Underground
Biggs, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518130

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
44
significant & substantial
$7,969
proposed penalties
$2,995
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
2002 Q2 7,777 12 2 1543.0
2002 Q1 6,964 2 1 287.2
2001 Q4 6,751 16 7 2370.0
2001 Q3 10,591 14 9 1321.9
2001 Q2 13,395 8 6 597.2
2001 Q1 14,100 14 9 992.9
2000 Q4 12,838 9 2 701.0
2000 Q3 12,145 6 3 494.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 1 incident

May 2, 2002 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
ARC Envirochem, LLC · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE WAS LOADING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK WAS THROWN FROM CONVEYOR STRIKING OPERATOR ONT HE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE. CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FORE HEAD AND CHEEK. LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

April 9, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
P M C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SEEN PIECE OF DRAWROCK FALLING MADE QUIK TURN AND PULLED BACK MUSCLES.

2000 · 1 incident