Mining Incidents

Spring Branch No 1 Coal

Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Underground
Premium, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518238

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
141
citations
80
significant & substantial
$19,186
proposed penalties
$11,988
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 Q1 4,270 2 0 468.4
2001 Q4 13,407 18 4 1342.6
2001 Q3 14,166 12 7 847.1
2001 Q2 11,786 15 8 1272.7
2000 Q4 24,084 32 24 1328.7
2000 Q3 27,740 26 15 937.3
2000 Q2 15,091 30 18 1987.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2001 · 7 incidents

December 7, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BOTH FEET WENT UNDER TIRE OF ROOF BOLTER AS IT WAS MOVING, BRUISED BOTH FEET.

October 18, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE TRIED TO MOVE BULL GEAR FOR A HEAD DRIVE OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET.

October 6, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE GOT HURT ON 10/6/01 BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 10/26/01. HE WAS HELPING WORK ON A FEEDER LIFTING A TAIL SHAFT ASSEMBLY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

August 31, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

CONTINUATION OF ROOF FALL REPORTED ON 8/6/01 FALL CONTINUED FROM THE NO 2 ENTRY OVER TO THE #1 ENTRY THE NEW AREA THAT FELL IS 90'LONG 8'THICK AND 18'WIDE. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBE D OFF.

August 6, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL LAST OPEN CROSS CUT IN THE NO.2 ENTRY ON ACTIVE SECTION ONE CROSS CUT INBY SPAD 51 FALL 18' WIDE, 6'-7' THICK, 20'LONG. THE AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF TIMBERS SET AND CRIBS BUILT.

July 18, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON 003-0 SECTION FIRST LEFT PANEL OFF OF ACTIVE MAINS FALL IN #5 ENTRY 3 X CUTS OUTBY FACE FALL 25'L X 18'W X 6' THICK AREA TIMBERED AND CRIBS BUILT AND DANGERED OFF.

May 29, 2001 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED ROOF DRILL OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING THE OFFSIDE DRILLER IN STRAIGHTENING A BEND ROOF BOLT WHEN THE INJURED'S LEFT WRIST WAS STRUCK BY THE ROOF BOLT SPINNING.

2000 · 11 incidents

November 16, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTING TOP AND PUSHED HIS THUMB OUT OF SOCKET.

October 31, 2000 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE GOT HIS FOOT ON THE TRAM PEDAL OF A MAC 8 ANDIT PULLED HIM INTO THE TOP AND RIB OF THE MINE.

September 20, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROPE SNAPPED AND BROKE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB, HE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE.

September 5, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP. SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK AND EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP.

August 31, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 30, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HOLDING DRILL STEEL AND MASHED HAND. CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND CANOPY.

June 10, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AND HURT HIS BACK.

June 5, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING RAM CAR, HE HIT A BUMP AND HIS HEAD HIT THE CANOPY, BREAKING HIS TOOTH.

June 1, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A PLATE HIT HIS ARM.

May 25, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Gentec Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTING THE TOP, HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT KNEE BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE RIB OF THE MIND.