Mining Incidents

K-2 Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Mark Horton; David Ison
Lambric, Breathitt County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518783

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
7
citations
4
significant & substantial
$531
proposed penalties
$531
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
2005 Q3 14,017 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 16,756 2 0 119.4
2005 Q1 11,445 4 3 349.5
2004 Q4 6,637 1 1 150.7
2004 Q3 3,592 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

2 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

May 18, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Reclamation Co LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENT OVER, PUTTING BOLT IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON D11N DOZER WHEN HE HAD LOWER BACK PAIN. EE FINISHED OUT THE SHIFT.

May 5, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Reclamation Co LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND CUT FINGER. 1" CUT 4 SITCHES.