Mining Incidents

E-3 Mine Coal

Clas Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by William Ridley Elkins Jr
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518392

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2002–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
96
citations
24
significant & substantial
$7,370
proposed penalties
$7,175
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
2007 Q3 8,040 4 0 497.5
2007 Q2 18,092 2 0 110.5
2007 Q1 21,366 7 3 327.6
2006 Q4 18,071 1 0 55.3
2006 Q3 20,715 4 2 193.1
2006 Q2 18,957 2 0 105.5
2006 Q1 21,580 5 1 231.7
2005 Q4 19,391 8 3 412.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2007 · 3 incidents

April 9, 2007 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE's left boot was caught between the shuttle car and the coal rib. The toes were mashed severely and some appear to be broken.

March 15, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While removing metal guard from headdrive, employee mashed his pinky finger between guard and headdrive resulting in 2 cuts requiring 14 stitches.

2006 · 2 incidents

2005 · 1 incident

July 25, 2005 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES, BRUISING HIS BACK. ROCK WEIGHED ABOUT 3 TO 5 POUNDS.

2004 · 6 incidents

November 12, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Clas Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS HANDLING AN ENERGIZED #6 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN HIS BARE HAND CONTACTED AN UNINSULATED PLACE IN THE CABLE, RESULTING IN BURNS TO 2 FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.

October 22, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

No one was on the section when the fall occurred. It was discovered by the day shift mine foreman when he and his crew arrived on the section. Fall was in the #9 entry 1 break out by the feeder, fall was about 6' high and 20 by 25'. Section was abandoned.

October 18, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was shoveling the intake side of #2 belt when some draw rock fell on him. The doctors report from hospital was a severe bruised left shoulder.

July 13, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Clas Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS PUTTING A SCOOP ON CHARGER. AS HE DID AN ARC OCCURRED WHICH PUT 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

January 11, 2004 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FLEXIBLE 2" WATER LINE FROZE GOING INTO THE MINE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE SHOP TO UNFREEZE. WHEN ICE STARTED MELTING, AIR PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE HOSE TO HELP REMOVE THE ICE. WHEN THE LAST O F THE ICE CAME OUT IT RELEASED THE AIR PRESSURE WHICH MADE THE HOSE KICK BACK HITTING EE IN THE FOREHEAD AND NOSE. BROKE NOSE AND SEVERE BRUISING.

January 6, 2004 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVE LINE ON MANTRIP BROKE HITTING THE PROTECTIVE GUARD BREAKING THE WELD LOOSE ON THE GUARDING METAL. THE METAL GUARD STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT FOOT. INJURY WAS A DEEP BRUISE ON THE LEFT FOOT.

2002 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2002 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING TOWARDS BELT CROSSOVER WHEN HE SLIPPED IN MUD FALLING ONTO MOVING BELT. INJURIES WERE BRUISED RIBS AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.