Mining Incidents

Hatfield Gap Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Timothy W Evans Sr
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518716

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2008–2017
Latest incident
Aug 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
169
citations
53
significant & substantial
$26,728
proposed penalties
$26,723
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
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 4,599 2 0 434.9
2019 Q1 10,809 2 0 185.0
2018 Q4 10,754 5 0 464.9
2018 Q3 10,805 2 1 185.1
2018 Q2 837 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 9,908 3 1 302.8
2017 Q4 11,275 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2017 · 1 incident

August 19, 2017 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
TackettCreek Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Excavator was loading truck. Hose busted, causing excavator bucket to fall in bed of truck. The weight of bucket in bed raised the truck, then the front of the truck came back down causing a jar in cab of truck. It was a PC 2000 Komatsu excavator.

2014 · 3 incidents

November 4, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured worker, was sharpening a chisel when a sliver of metal from the chisel became dislodged, sailed over the top of his safety glasses and embedded in his right eye

April 18, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The mechanic was hammering a hard bar pin into a D10 Dozer and a piece of the pin broke off and became embedded in his left thigh

January 6, 2014 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee leaned over to start the fuel pump and when he pulled the engine start rope, he felt a stinging, burning sensation in his left upper chest.

2013 · 1 incident

August 14, 2013 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Co · Flash burns (welding)

Two welders were welding on the auger, the injured employee was helping the two welders hold the metal that they were welding. The flash from the welding burned the injured employee's eyes, resulting in his eye sight being limited.

2009 · 1 incident

January 14, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountainside Coal Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying on bar it slipped hitting the employee in the left eye lid resulting in him getting four (4) sticthes in his left eye lid.

2008 · 6 incidents

December 16, 2008 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing down ladder of 988F loader and as he approached the ground he twisted his foot and slipped on a block of coal causing him to fall to the ground landing on a block of coal resulting in a laceration of 1-1/2 " to his left thumb.

April 25, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking from auger and while doing so he twisted his right ankle on unlevel pit floor.

March 18, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting 45lbs wet hole bag from truck and was placing it into the drill hole (blast hole) Doing so Employees back began to hurt.

February 25, 2008 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped while mounting truck. Employee grabbed railing and pulled.