Mining Incidents

Beaver Gap Coal

Ember Contracting Inc · Underground
Controlled by Randy Gilkerson
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518642

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
321
citations
126
significant & substantial
$61,980
proposed penalties
$61,791
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 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 4,814 15 8 3115.9
2006 Q3 11,567 28 13 2420.7
2006 Q2 13,880 10 2 720.5
2006 Q1 12,462 12 6 962.9
2005 Q4 14,414 15 5 1040.7
2005 Q3 12,492 19 7 1521.0
2005 Q2 7,685 32 5 4164.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2006 · 1 incident

January 31, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ember Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was assisting with broken belt repairs, while pulling broken belt together, the belt clamp slipped, striking EE in facial area.

2005 · 3 incidents

July 28, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ember Contracting Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was bolting roof top and a rock fell striking his left hand pinky finger and mashing it against pinner.

May 18, 2005 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Straight Fork Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was operating scoop across section and was watching a water bucket on scoop and had his arm on post of scoop and hit his left arm against roof of mine, injuring left arm.

March 15, 2005 KY · Coal coal dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Straight Fork Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was busting a rock on the feeder and the rock and the drag chain caught his right ring finger against top. per call to Joseph Jacobs 3-28-05, it was amputated to the first joint from the tip. coder 12.

2003 · 1 incident

September 23, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler NO VALUE FOUND
Straight Fork Mining Inc · No Value Found

EE WAS SHOVELING TAILPIECE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE IN THE BELT SPLICE, JERKING HIS LEFT ARM. INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST AND SHOULDER.