Mining Incidents

No. 2 Coal

A & M Coal Co., Inc. · Underground
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518427

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2002–2006
Latest incident
May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
406
citations
127
significant & substantial
$68,166
proposed penalties
$67,993
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
2008 Q4 0 1 0
2008 Q3 21,038 24 6 1140.8
2008 Q2 18,807 56 12 2977.6
2008 Q1 11,538 21 6 1820.1
2007 Q4 14,537 29 10 1994.9
2007 Q3 14,249 10 6 701.8
2007 Q2 13,953 4 2 286.7
2007 Q1 13,432 11 2 818.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2006 · 1 incident

May 18, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A & M Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

While employee was bolting the roof a piece of rock fell on his back.

2005 · 1 incident

September 7, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While rolling unused conveyor belt in small rolls strained his back.

2004 · 1 incident

April 14, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A BLOCK OF COAL HAD FALLEN BETWEEN BELTS WHILE PRODUCING. THE EE REACHED IN TO REMOVE THE BLOCK OF COAL WHILE THE BELT WAS STILL RUNNING, CATCHING HIS ARM IN THE BELT STRUCTURE.

2003 · 1 incident

August 21, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler NO VALUE FOUND
A & M Coal Co., Inc. · No Value Found

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON LEFT THUMB CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THUMB.

2002 · 3 incidents

September 3, 2002 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS SPRADING GRAVEL ON ROAD AT CONTRACTOR'S MINE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF LOADER, RUNNING IN DITCH. HE WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM LOADER, INJURING HIS MOUTH, BACK & HIP & LEG.

July 31, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RIDING IN A PERSONNEL CARRIER & RAISED TO WHEN HE STRUCK A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS LOOSE FROM THE ROOF. HE RECEIVED CUTS & BRUISES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.