Mining Incidents

Wynn Branch #1 Coal

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 file

2001 · 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

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.

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.

February 15, 2001 KY · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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.