Mining Incidents

Tex Mine #1 Coal

Controlled by Phoenix Coal Corporation
Sturgis, Union County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518830

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
56
citations
20
significant & substantial
$5,645
proposed penalties
$5,502
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
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q2 928 4 1 4310.3
2009 Q1 1,960 2 0 1020.4
2008 Q4 4,295 2 0 465.7
2008 Q3 3,130 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 438 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

2008 · 2 incidents

September 23, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Crittenden County Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Injured party was working on the D10 bulldozer. When he got ready to dismount the dozer he stepped on a rock rolling his right ankle.

May 13, 2008 KY · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crittenden County Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured party was in the process of moving a pump hose when he nicked the hose with his left foot. As he did this, his right foot slipped and caused him to fall, hurting his right knee.