Mining Incidents

#6 Coal

Controlled by David Hogg
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518208

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Nov 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
20
significant & substantial
$8,417
proposed penalties
$8,362
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
2004 Q2 0 1 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 4,946 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,040 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 10,711 6 2 560.2
2002 Q4 8,302 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,315 16 2 1414.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 3 incidents

November 16, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kannan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WORKING ON F350 TRUCK LOOSENING BOLTS ON REAR SPRING WITH RATCHET, FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK.

July 24, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kannan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING CAMSHAFT TO REPAIR ENGINE, EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO LIFT CAMSHAFT AND COULD NOT RISE UP.

April 12, 2002 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kannan Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE. SAFETY GOGGLES WERE IN USE. NO REPORT OF IT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY.

2001 · 1 incident

August 10, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kannan Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL WITH SAFETY GLASSES ON. HE THOUGHT HE HAD DIRT IN HIS EYE AND DID NOT DO ANYTHING. MONDAY AUG 13 2001 HIS EYE WAS STILL HURTING, HE WENT TO DOCTOR AND THEY REMOVED SMALL PARTICLES OUT.