OPERATOR WAS SETTING ON THE FILL WHEN A ROCK TRUCK BACKED INTO OPERATORS DOZER. OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF NECK, BACK & LEG PAIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
Wynn Branch #1 Coal
Miller Brothers Coal Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Robert W Miller; Dean Miller
Guage,
Breathitt County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518218
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Oct 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
20
citations
14
significant & substantial
$2,557
proposed penalties
$2,326
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 | 1,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 6,363 | 1 | 0 | 157.2 |
| 2003 Q2 | 24,822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 24,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 25,182 | 1 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2002 Q3 | 24,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 21,796 | 4 | 1 | 183.5 |
| 2002 Q1 | 24,859 | 1 | 1 | 40.2 |
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 file2001 · 3 incidents
October 5, 2001
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object
September 28, 2001
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A LOADER AND HIT A ROCK WITH HIS BUCKET PRETTY HARD. WHEN HE DID THIS ITJERKED HIS NECK. HE COMPLAINED OF NECK AND BACK PAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM ROCK TRUCK. EE SLIPPED ON STEP NEXT TO BUMPER OF THE ROCK TRUCK, CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON THE GROUND.
2000 · 1 incident
May 8, 2000
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE JUST COMPLETED A SHOT AND WAS GETTING INTO HIS TRUCK WITH MUD ON HIS FEET. HE SLIPPEDAND FELL, BREAKING HIS RIGHT LEG.