August 8, 2007
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
POWERED HAULAGE
Meadow Fork Mining Co LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Charging blast holes---unknown.
#1 Coal
Meadow Fork Mining Co LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Roger L Kirk; J T Stephens
Louisa,
Lawrence County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518816
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2005–2007
- Latest incident
- Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
65
citations
27
significant & substantial
$12,392
proposed penalties
$12,136
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,276 | 1 | 1 | 783.7 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,474 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 9,388 | 1 | 0 | 106.5 |
| 2009 Q3 | 9,753 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 10,649 | 9 | 4 | 845.1 |
| 2009 Q1 | 11,435 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2007 · 1 incident
2006 · 1 incident
Meadow Fork Mining Co LLC · Struck by falling object
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR WAS BRUSHING IN FRONT OF A SURFACE MINE. A DEAD TREE LIMB FELL OUT OF THE TOP OF A TREE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT WRIST.
2005 · 1 incident
Meadow Fork Mining Co LLC · Accident type, without injuries
OUR DIOT DOZER, WHICH WAS A BRAND NEW MACHINE, STARTED SMOKING A WHITE SMOKE. COULD NOT PUT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND IT BURNT UP. NO INJURIES OCCURRED