Mining Incidents

Bolen Branch #1 Coal

Leburn, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518207

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
24
significant & substantial
$4,779
proposed penalties
$4,779
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 Q3 551 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,104 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 17,153 2 2 116.6
2002 Q4 27,025 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 29,806 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 26,117 6 4 229.7
2002 Q1 30,976 5 5 161.4
2001 Q4 32,161 0 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

2 on file

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

February 9, 2001 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED EMPLOYEE WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CAUSED BY NATURE OF EMPLOYEE'S JOB. CORRECTIVE SURGERY IS RECOMMENDED.